De Facto Ban on Ammo In California
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De Facto Ban on Ammo In California





Police officials are worried that two pieces of legislation pending in the California Assembly could do considerable harm to the firearms industry and to national security. One bill would require all guns manufactured in the state be equipped with micro-stamping technology. A companion bill would require manufacturers to laser imprint serial numbers on each bullet casing and register the numbers with the Justice Department. Passage of either bill would result in the destruction of California's ammunition industry. "Any manufacturer that attempted to comply with the legislation would be bankrupted, because the costs to build a laser imprinting device would be the same as (building) a new factory," said Lawrence G. Keane, general counsel for NSSF. "The bill would become a de facto ban on ammunition in California. "Read Senator Don Young's letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff explaining the potential impacts to law enforcement and military.

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