6 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 7:39PM #1 | |
Microstamping is using laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm. When the gun is fired, the microscopic markings are transferred to the cartridge, which, in the case of a gun used in a crime, can then be used by police to identify the firearm. |
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6 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 7:48PM #2 | |
Unless one is planning to commit a crime there is no reason to object to this.
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6 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 8:20PM #3 | |
I guess the question is our constitution would protect us from a Syrian-type leader? I believe it was Venezuala that just banned guns--if Chavez was my president, would I want him to know I had not turned in my guns? IMO, that would not happen in the US, and it would not bother me to have a chip in my guns. But...
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6 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 9:33PM #4 | |
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6 years ago :: Jun 13, 2012 - 10:38PM #5 | |
This is America. A dictatorship could never happen here. |
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6 years ago :: Jun 14, 2012 - 7:55AM #6 | |
I completely agree!
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6 years ago :: Jun 14, 2012 - 11:17AM #7 | |
Sounds great, but the problem is, a lot of guns used in crimes are stolen or otherwise acquired under the table. So while you could trace the gun to the manufacturer and the place it was originally sold- the trail to the current user might be difficult to follow. |
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6 years ago :: Jun 14, 2012 - 2:01PM #8 | |
Yes you do. The NRA is a very wealthy lobbying group and is very successful in convincing vulnerable people that any sort of "regulation" is equivalent to "banning" and that anything that could even hypothetically identify a gun is "treating" them like criminals when they are not. Unfortunately, we don't have many real leaders in Congress that won't bow to the gun lobby. The NRA opposed regulating "cop killer bullets" -- a regulation that was supported by police departments across the country -- for whatever reason. I guess they want to be able to shoot a cop if ever a cop acts like a boogeyman and breaks into their house. "Cop killer bullets" aren't needed for hunting or for self protection. They opposed renewing the ban on assault weapons, too. Next time somebody tells you guns are already regulated in the US of A, just roll your eyes.
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6 years ago :: Jun 14, 2012 - 2:04PM #9 | |
Let say a gun gets stolen which I have had happen in the mid 70's. Never even got a chance to fire the gun. The first time I went to get the gun to go to the range it was gone. I thought someone I knew took the gun, but there was no way to prove who the thief was. Anyway, if that gun had microstamping then was used in a crime I would have to prove it was stolen, and I wasn't involved in the shooting/crime. I can't even remember if I reported the stolen gun it has been so long ago. We did stop leaving a hidden key outside the house though...too little...too late.
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6 years ago :: Jun 14, 2012 - 6:09PM #10 | |
First, I question how practical this would even be. Sure, new firearms could be outfitted with this as they are made, and I see no problem with that. But, is everybody going to be expected to bring their firearms they already own in for micro-stamping? Secondly, it's not really needed. Firearms already leave unique charecteristics on spent cartridge casings or shotgun shells. No two firing pins are going to strike in exactly the same place anyway. I have two 12 gauge shotguns -- both Remingtons. It could easily be determined which shell had been fired from which one, based upon the firing pins. In the case of my favorite hunting rifle, I'd really be hosed if I ever used if for nefarious purposes. My father had it rechambered for a wildcat (custom) cartridge. You can't buy ammunition for it, it all has to be hand-loaded, and the cartridge casings are distinct. Even though I certianly live in "gun country," there's probably not another one like it in the county, or maybe even the state. Also, ejection mechanisms in each firearm with a repeating action (semi-auto, pump, lever, bolt, etc.) leave unique marks on spent cartrige casings and shotgun shells anyway. |
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