More support FOR microstamping

[Hazcat]

National Academy for Science supports microstamping 

Microstamping Should Be Studied

 

The report also recommends more research on a promising alternative approach to providing links between crime-scene evidence and the original weapon.  "Microstamping" etches or engraves unique markings -- such as an alphanumeric code -- on gun parts, which in turn generate unique marks on spent cartridge cases; microstamped marks could also be applied to individual pieces of ammunition.  These marks could be rapidly examined at crime scenes using equipment as simple as a magnifying glass.  However, more in-depth studies are needed on the durability of microstamped marks under various firing conditions and their susceptibility to tampering, as well as on their cost impact for manufacturers and consumers.  California recently passed a law to require microstamping on internal parts of new semiautomatic pistols sold in the state by 2010.

 

The study was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice.  The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies.  They are private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under a congressional charter.  The Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.  A committee roster follows.

More at link  http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12162

[jerry]

Well I guess now all we have to do is get all the hudlums to go buy their guns and ammo. 

I wonder if these people who come up with these ideas are able to think real world situations? 

[tombogan03884]

Well I guess now all we have to do is get all the hudlums to go buy their guns and ammo. 

I wonder if these people who come up with these ideas are able to think real world situations? 

NO

[Teresa Heilevang]

Their just total idiots! Not able to think on the "common sense" level. 

[tombogan03884]

Their just total idiots! Not able to think on the "common sense" level. 

No, They have an "agenda". If they try to turn America into the "Dictatorship of the do-gooders" at some point people who don't like to eat tofu and follow the herd will get sick of it, revolt and take these one worlders out and shoot them , or they will engage in armed resistance to the chocolate police, (excess sugar is BAAAD!) Therefore they have to get the guns away from us first or we might have the gall to think that we can manage our lives better than some a$$hole with a PhD. in Social engineering. It's not that hard, most people are dumber than dirt or else to lazy to research and think for themselves, so tell them it's a "crime control measure" (even though the most shallow comparisons show that gun control measures INCREASE violent crime,thats why American troops are safer in Baghdad than in Washington, New York, or Chicago) then divert attention from fact to emotion by saying "it's for the children" backed up by some faked numbers on child deaths. You don't have to worry about being found out, because most people will never know that the leading causes of death among children are stairs and pools.

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