Micro-stamping firing pins
It's just another ploy by the antis to make guns harder and more expensive to own - thinly veiled under the auspices of "crime prevention" or I guess more accurately, "crime solving". The idea is so stupid for so many reasons... But since when has reason ever stopped legislature?
First of all, the entire premise is flawed. Let's say that we could magically know the serial number of every firearm used in crime. Then we go to the magical (and illegal) gun registry database to look up said serial number. Who's name do we find? The CRIMINAL!! WE'VE GOT OUR MAN!!! No. You find the name of the person who lawfully purchased the gun first. Is the person who went through the background checks and registration schemes likely to be the one who perpetrated the crime? Heavens no. What is likely is that he sold it to someone else, who had it stolen by some thug who THEN used the gun to cap someone infringing on his turf or whatever other nonsense the creation might come up with. So, even if the technology did everything it said it would do and worked every time, it still isn't going to automatically solve criminal investigations.
Secondly, "micro-engraving" a firing pin wouldn't be a very good way to go about identifying the owner of the gun, even if that information would help. If the stamp is so small that you can't even see it, I'm guessing it can't be too robust. As things get smaller, they get easier to damage. It couldn't be too hard to remove enough material on the firing pin to render the engraving useless. Or you could just swap out the firing pin for one that didn't have a stamp on it. There are millions of guns out there already. The contention that it would only add "25 to 50 cents per firearm" is ridiculous as well. Think of the tolerances required!! If you read the article, you'll notice that one of the strongest proponents of the law just happens to be the person who invented the technology. There's nothing like the government mandated use of your product/service to boost the bottom line!! He stands to make a fortune if the bill passes, and whose money do think he'll be lining his pockets with? It'll be yours via the increase in cost of guns.
I don't think I can stand ranting about this anymore. Why is the disregard for law always counteracted by the creation of more laws?
First of all, the entire premise is flawed. Let's say that we could magically know the serial number of every firearm used in crime. Then we go to the magical (and illegal) gun registry database to look up said serial number. Who's name do we find? The CRIMINAL!! WE'VE GOT OUR MAN!!! No. You find the name of the person who lawfully purchased the gun first. Is the person who went through the background checks and registration schemes likely to be the one who perpetrated the crime? Heavens no. What is likely is that he sold it to someone else, who had it stolen by some thug who THEN used the gun to cap someone infringing on his turf or whatever other nonsense the creation might come up with. So, even if the technology did everything it said it would do and worked every time, it still isn't going to automatically solve criminal investigations.
Secondly, "micro-engraving" a firing pin wouldn't be a very good way to go about identifying the owner of the gun, even if that information would help. If the stamp is so small that you can't even see it, I'm guessing it can't be too robust. As things get smaller, they get easier to damage. It couldn't be too hard to remove enough material on the firing pin to render the engraving useless. Or you could just swap out the firing pin for one that didn't have a stamp on it. There are millions of guns out there already. The contention that it would only add "25 to 50 cents per firearm" is ridiculous as well. Think of the tolerances required!! If you read the article, you'll notice that one of the strongest proponents of the law just happens to be the person who invented the technology. There's nothing like the government mandated use of your product/service to boost the bottom line!! He stands to make a fortune if the bill passes, and whose money do think he'll be lining his pockets with? It'll be yours via the increase in cost of guns.
I don't think I can stand ranting about this anymore. Why is the disregard for law always counteracted by the creation of more laws?
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Disengage your reason and all will become clear.
-Cranky
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