Microstamping study
At the present time, therefore, because its forensic potential has yet to be fully assessed, a mandate for the implementation of this technology in all new semiautomatic handguns sold in the state of California is counter-indicated.
$250 per firing pin? I thought it was supposed to be cheap?
May 20th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Heck, if the gun is not registered, or is but to the poor citizen it was stolen from in some other State or Country, who cares if the micro-stamp is effective?
Not cheap? Well, it is relative. A few years back, one of A. Hitler’s pistols went at auction. The gold one. No, not gold-plated like Saddam’s, gold – ranging from about eight to twelve carat depending on the part – firing silver bullets (against werewolves? no, that was supposed to be the last-ditch post-occupation Nazi resistance…) from platinum casings. I don’t have the slightest idea what it sold for, but suspect $250 would be insignificant.
May 20th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Not to steal Ahab’s thunder, but there were multiple studies like this one before the law was signed into action as well… You honestly do not expect Kalifornistan lawmakers to be swayed by reason, logic, and rational thought, though, do you?
May 20th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Translation: even if it were technologically feasible, cheap, widely available, and worked perfectly every single time, it’s doubtful it would be useful in any way in solving crimes.
Heh.