Reply #27: Plus, it won't solve crimes [View All]

[ac2007]

The fundamental flaw with microstamping is the same with registration: It doesn't lead to a criminal.

All microstamping will do is lead to the last legal owner of the firearm that fired the cartridge. And since criminals don't typically buy guns through legal channel, its ability to help solve crimes is useless. As jmg257 mentions, this can introduce a legal element of doubt into the process by allowing a criminal to "seed" brass from another gun at the scene to mislead police. And if that wasn't enough, revolvers don't eject brass.

Microstamping is another attempt at creating an illegal registry of firearms in violation of 18 USC 926(a). It is easily defeated by swapping out firing pins. It is a patented technology as well like encoded ammunition and is being pushed by the patent holders through lobbying to create a government granted monopoly market.

Yet another attempt to make gun ownership difficult, onerous and demonize it further.