Monday, October 15, 2007

CA Gun Microstamp Bill Signed Into Law

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- "California will soon be the first state requiring semiautomatic handguns to have technology to microstamp each bullet fired from the weapon.

Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill into law this weekend, raising the ire of gun rights advocates, who say the technology is unreliable.

"Thus far, the consensus, whether it's done independently, or the research that was funded by the state of California, has shown it to be useless," said Guy Smith of the Coalition to Preserve our Rights. He added that microstamps can easily be filed away by criminals.

Backers of the bill argue the law will give police a useful tool. "If all that is left are gun casings, especially in things like drive-by shootings, there still is a very effective way to trace who owns that gun," said Kay Holmen, president of the California Chapters of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

The microstamp would identify a gun's make, model and serial number on a bullet cartridge. The law takes effect in 2010."

Since everyone knows how much I detest such villainy, the only thing I'll add is to wonder precisely when Rush Limbaugh contacts his friend Arnold and takes him to task for this travesty.

On his show. In front of God and everybody.

We're waiting, Rush.

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