Threat in Connecticut Microstamping to be Heard in Committee as Early as Monday
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Threat in Connecticut Microstamping to be Heard in Committee as Early as Monday





Anti-gun legislators in the Connecticut General Assembly have called for legislation to mandate the microstamping of firearms (SB 607). This bill is slated to be heard in the Joint Committee on the Judiciary as early as next Monday (March 10).

NSSF, joined by the affiliated Connecticut Association of Firearms Retailers, is encouraging all sportsmen, hunters and firearms enthusiasts to contact members of the Judiciary Committee immediately, urging them to strongly oppose microstamping. The general contact number and address for the Joint Committee on the Judiciary is:

Joint Committee on Judiciary
Room 2500, Legislative Office Building
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-240-0530

Microstamping (SB 607) – requires that a gun's make, model and serial number are micro laser-engraved on the firing pin so, in theory, the information is imprinted on the cartridge casing that is discharged when the pistol is fired. Microstamping is a patented, sole-sourced technology that independent studies have proven a failure. If passed into law, microstamping would increase the average cost of a firearm as much as $200. Worse yet, microstamping could force manufacturers to abandon the Connecticut market, rather than spend the astronomical amount of money it would take to completely reconfigure their entire manufacturing and assembly processes. Learn more about microstamping by viewing the NSSF Microstamping Fact Sheet.

“This is an extraordinarily dangerous bill,” said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "As legislation that would mandate microstamping not only threatens law-abiding gun owners but our industry's ability to supply the nation's law enforcement officers and military with high-quality firearms, we encourage all citizens of Connecticut to contact members of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary immediately to voice opposition to SB 607.”

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