November 6, 2009, 03:53 PM | #1 |
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Microstamping
California is coming up on 2010 when the 'microstamping' law is supposed to go into effect. I don't think it's going to happen though based on this CRPA article:
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I was under the impression that this was already in place. Governor Arnold signed AB 352 into law back in 2007.
A few background notes on the whole microstamping initiative: In California, the bill was introduced by assemblyman Paul Koretz of West Hollwood (who also tried to impeach President Bush). The Coalition to Stop Handgun Violence (formerly the National Coalition to Ban Handguns) also had their hand in the cookie jar. Money, as usual, was provided by the Joyce Foundation. The State of Maryland ran a similar program called MD-IBIS. At the end of the trial, they found that, Quote:
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SAAMI reported that the New York version of the program has failed to turn up a single useful hit, and that as of September 2008, it is hopelessly backlogged.
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