View Single Post
Old November 15, 2015, 11:48 PM   #18
62coltnavy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 1, 2011
Posts: 356
"Unless there's a law I don't know about, California doesn't require "smart guns." They do require that guns stamp a unique identifier on spent casings. The concept, known as "ballistic fingerprinting," was proven a miserable failure when it was tried in Maryland. It continues to do no good whatsoever in New York."

Yes and no, Tom. California does not have a smart gun law, that is true, but what you have that is inaccurate is the manner in which the microstamping law operates. It is not ballistic fingerprinting as used in Maryland and NY, as those programs merely stored a fired casing for later microscoping comparison to crime scene casings. California is quite different. Under the California law, "compliant" firearms must physically stamp a unique identifier onto each casing as the gun is fired--and in two locations. There was a pilot technology on which the patent was waived that stamps an identifier on the primer only, but not on any other part of the casing, based on which the California Attorney General, Kamala Harris, declared that the technology to microstamp was "generally available", and ordered all manufacturers wishing to add any new or materially changed pistols (not revolvers) to the roster to incorporate the technology into their products. No manufacturer uses this tech, and it has never been shown to work outside of a laboratory. And, according to a Federal District Court decision, since appealed, the available technology does not fulfill the statutory requirement, and therefore could not be applied. Because of the appeal, and an injunction issued by the Court of Appeals, the law stands. Briefing is complete, but it is indeterminate as to when argument will be held or a decision issued. Meanwhile, no new model pistols can be offered for sale in the State. Which, ultimately, is the result Ms. Harris, who hopes to replace Barbara Boxer as the next California US Senator, desired.
62coltnavy is offline  
 
Page generated in 0.02808 seconds with 8 queries