The "open tip match" (OTM) gets around the Hague Convention primarily because al Qaeda isn't a "contracting party" to the Hague Conventions...not sure if NATO would adopt the round.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/dec99-03.asp
Then there is also this "opinion": http://www.thegunzone.com/opentip-ammo.html
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/dec99-03.asp
Then there is also this "opinion": http://www.thegunzone.com/opentip-ammo.html
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