Reply #56: But they would BUY them [View All]

[Xithras]

Criminals do read the paper and watch the news, and they'll be as aware as anyone that their bullets are now traceable. They may not reload now, but how long do you really think it will take some enterprising lowlife to invest the $150 into a bullet making rig to start selling "clean" ammo on the streets? I don't expect the bangers to start casting their own bullets, but it's inevitable that someone WILL and this law will be rendered pointless.

Tags in the gunpowder doesn't really work either since bullets are mass manufactured using common powder hoppers. Theoretically you might be able to narrow it down to specific batches and identify which stores sold the ammo, which could help the LEO's, but it wouldn't allow you to narrow a particular bullet to a single person.