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In reply to the discussion: New Study Proves Microstamping Technology Works [View all]Glassunion
(10,201 posts)108. If you were to design a test...
These folks already did some of what you brought up.
I find it quite silly they assumed that 2,500 rounds would be the "average" number of rounds fired over a firearm's lifetime. I could do that in one year.
Other than that the study has some good stuff.
UC Davis study.
http://extension.ucdavis.edu/masters/forensic%5Fscience/pdf/UCD-Microserial%20Number%20CPRC%20Report%20May%20April.pdf
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So, police and other government LE agencies will lead the way by early adoption....
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#1
Yep, purchase cards at the base supply store, or off-base, if stuff is cheaper.
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#62
Except when the firing pin is altered or worn, on revolvers and on all those millions of guns ...
hack89
Jun 2012
#2
Criminals are notorious for getting around laws in general; it's what makes them "criminals"
Scootaloo
Jun 2012
#16
Let's say it is avoided in 80% of cases, that means in 20% of cases it might be helpful.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#49
What is the threshhold bewteen "useful" and "waste of time and money"?
Nuclear Unicorn
Jun 2012
#103
Describe how micro-stanmping ammo would stop criminals who use these two tactics ...
spin
Jun 2012
#105
Remember, for microstamping to work, the gun must be registered with the criminal!
Tuesday Afternoon
Jun 2012
#70
The problem is that when the Fed changes the design of the dollar...
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#18
It is the militia that is well regulated, not the individual. (well regulated MILITIA)
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#50
The first ammendment references "the people". Do individuals not have 1st A rights?
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#73
Oh, I see now. So you're using your literal interpretation instead of the legal one.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#94
Coming from someone who spent a whole day arguing that the 5th amendment isn't real...
Scootaloo
Jun 2012
#90
No- I said that prosecutors don't indict unless they think a crime has been committed
hack89
Jun 2012
#96
Perhaps, if LE agencies were scrambling to lead the way, it might be more convincing.
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#28
It's not a tank (or artillery), it's an APV, and yes, the distinction is quite important...
PavePusher
Jun 2012
#57
Not really... a gun in someone pants can actually be effective in self defense.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jun 2012
#54
Yes, in a few cases, a gun in your pants might be effective. But, you can't just look at guns from
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#99
Well, if folks have no problem with the New York Post being cited in the thread...
Scootaloo
Jun 2012
#24
Gun culture will never accept findings unless endorsed by Ted Nugent, manufacturers,
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#42
Anything that costs public money to implement and maintain, yet does no good, does harm to everyone
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#43
I think it's safe to assume that costs would be similar to those for New York's CoBIS system
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#55
Current plan for the first segment is 300 miles from Merced to the San Fernando Valley
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#65
What if it helps solve some crimes and track guns used in crime back to the source?
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#64
That's exactly what CoBIS was supposed to do in New York. Maryland and Hawaii have similar programs.
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#66
Not only that, one of the authors is Todd Lizotte, the inventor and patent-holder (?)
petronius
Jun 2012
#106
So basically they proved that pressing a soft metal against a harder metal with a design on it...
Clames
Jun 2012
#40
Ah, just give it a try. Isn't that tactic right wing gun lobbyists used on shall issue, SYG, etc.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#51
So you're saying that giving it a try to see what happens is NOT a good reason to do something
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#56
No, I'm saying microstamping is better for society than "shall issue," SYG, guns in more pants, etc.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#63
Do your really mean better, or are you just trying to say it would be less harmful?
slackmaster
Jun 2012
#67
What's your problem with perhaps solving some crimes or helping track crime guns back to source?
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#68
Who says that but right wingers? This ain't physics, it's trying to decide what is good
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#75
The only aspect remotely "physics, " is impact of bullet on someone who might not deserve it.
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#80
Your last comment is particularly ironic. What kind of trial will you give to one you perceive as
Hoyt
Jun 2012
#82