Reply #53: I wish that were all it would cost [View All]

[NickB79]

You have to factor in not just the cost of the bullets themselves, but also of the licensing and paperwork to record who buys which bullets. This system would be worthless if we don't have a paper trail in which to compare a bullet's ID number and then look up who bought the box of ammunition that held that bullet. How many boxes of ammunition are fired in California every year? I know that nationwide several BILLION rounds of ammo are fired annually (no, that is not a typo). 2-3 billion rounds of .22 rimfire ammo is fired every year alone, not counting handgun and rifle ammo. I would guess several million boxes of ammo are bought every year in California, as each box holds between 20-100 rounds. Can you imagine the paperwork trying to keep up with that? And the cost to run this agency in charge of maintaining those records would have to be passed on to the consumer.

I would be surprised if they could do this and keep the cost below an extra $1 per bullet.