« on: June 15, 2012, 08:12:41 PM »
Cali folks figured out at least one way to get one over on the the infringement crowd:
http://www.pagunblog.com/2012/06/14/a-brilliant-maneuver-on-microstamping/
A Brilliant Maneuver on Microstamping
The CalGuns guys have prevented microstamping from taking effect in California, by renewing the patent on it. The California law requires that the technology be unencumbered by patent before it goes into effect, and the patent was about to lapse.
From the Paper of Making Up the Record:
“It was a lot cheaper to keep the patent in force than to litigate over the issues,” said Gene Hoffman, the chairman of the foundation, adding that he believed the law amounted to a gun ban in California.
It even made Slashdot. Hats off to the brains behind the CalGuns Foundation for this. Gene is likely correct it would have amounted to a gun ban in California, since it’s unlikely most smaller gun makers would pay for the technology and assembly line changes just to make a gun for the California market. This would have a chilling effect on Second Amendment rights for Californians.
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