This is exactly why law makers are stupid. Lets suppose somebody buys a box of ammo, shoots it, casings are stamped, the casings are picked up, reloaded, used in a crime by a conventional handgun, the serial is traced to the guy who bought the ammo for target practice, and a whole lot of ligation ensues. ...great idea guys!!! About 90% of the ammunition I use are reloads; the casings are from all over creation. This sounds like a great black market ploy; grab the spent casings, reload them, sell them on the black market, all casings left at the scene leads the investigators to some poor unsuspecting individual.
And, of course, the most stupid part of this: ...why would a criminal spend a fortune to purchase a gun and ammo that allows a trace when the black market is full of cheap hardware? Any such criminal that stupid would likely be caught without the ammo trace.
'77 K5 rock-crawler project
'79 T/A: WS6, 400 4sp, 40K miles; Completely stock and original
'87 Lifted 3/4 ton Suburban (Big Blue) plow truck
'94 Roadmaster Wagon (The Roadmonster) 200,000 miles and still going
'97 T/A: (SLP 1LE Suspension, SB, & sfc(s), Loudmouth); 4.10s; B&M Ripper; R/A Hood; ZR1s
My daily drivers: '06 Jeep Liberty CRD (wife); '01 Yukon Denali XL (me); '03 Stratus Coupe (me)
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
These bills come up simply because the people sponsoring and supporting them know nothing about the field in which they're trying to meddle. A lawmaker had a brilliant idea, but probably had no idea that ammunition could even be reloaded, thus turning his brilliant idea into joke fodder for those who know better. I doubt they'll be big enough to admit their mistake and withdraw the bill, but hopefully it dies a quick death.
Dave M
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d&r
We've got hot enough girls here... sure they wear too much clothing 7 months out of the year, but that's a small price to pay not to have to pay OUTRAGEOUS costs of living, deal with the never-ending legislative bullcrappery, and stupid hippies all the time. There's no wolfman here either and modified cars are part of our culture - engrained in our everyday life. They're not viewed as rebellious nuisances, and they aren't continuously targeted by the constant stream of newer and more oppressive legislative bullcrappery.
Former Ride: 2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 345 rwhp, 360 rwtq... stock internally.
Current Ride: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT Limited - spec.B #312 of 500
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