This law seems to me like it is well intended but ineffectual. As I understand it, police at a shooting scene will be able to trace the shell casings to the weapon used. Right? OK, seems like good logic. However, criminals aren't exactly using there legally purchased guns in their crimes now are they? Lets just say for argument's sake that a person who legally owns guns is going to shoot someone. They'd probably not use that post 1-1-10 semi-auto. Maybe they might actually track down an actual killer from this new technology, but it's highly unlikely. I've seen many ideas that in theory would make good laws. You have to take a look at how that law will be enforced in practice. If it just doesn't look practical then there's no sense in putting this idea into legislation. You have to work the bugs out. You certainly don't go ahead with it if it's going in infringe on certain liberties or interfere with commerce based on the idea. If it were a simple new technology that all handgun manufacturers were ready to go ahead with, it would be a different story. I still don't think it would make a big difference in solving murders, but at least there would be no real downside to it. Is anyone out there actually against the stamping itself.
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