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This proposed bill has passed the Senate and is now back in the Assembly
for final approval. Contact your Assemblyman and the Governor, as I did!

Issue:   MICROSTAMPING (Koretz)

Description:   This bill would, commencing January 1, 2007, expand the
  definition of unsafe handgun to include semiautomatic pistols that are
  not designed and equipped with a microscopic array of characters, that
  identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched into
  the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol, and which
  are transferred by imprinting on each cartridge case when the firearm is
  fired.

Latest Info:   06/24/2006 - Posted new analysis of AB 352:

THE CONSEQUENCES OF (AB352) KORETZ HANDGUN MICRO-STAMPING WILL BE THE
FOLLOWING:

HANDGUN MICRO-STAMPING CREATES EVIDENCE:
The provisions of AB352 that require that unique micro-stamped characters
be transferred into the surface cartridge case every time a semi-auto
handgun is fired, turns EVERY spent cartridge case into potential evidence
in civil and criminal cases.

HANDGUN MICRO-STAMPING CREATES FALSE EVIDENCE TRAILS:
Micro-stamped cartridge cases fired and abandoned at Government agencies
facilities or private Shooting ranges could be gathered and used to �seed�
crime scenes with the with �evidence� Implicating law enforcement officers
and citizens to crimes they had nothing to do with.

HANDGUN MICRO-STAMPING WILL HURT THE ENVIROMENT:
Currently Government agencies recycle spent cartridge cases so private
vendors can reload them. With the metal cases being micro-stamped with
identifying information of the initial users, the micro-stamped cases would
be rendered useless for recycling and would have to be destroyed to
eliminate the possibility og implicating secondary users of the metallic
cases. Millions of pounds of metals will be turned into scrap and require
expense disposal requirements imposed so it will not enter landfills.

HANDGUN MICRO-STAMPING WILL INCREASE THE COST OF TRAINING TO GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES: The loss of the ability to sell and recycle used micro-stamped
cartridge cases will drive up the costs of Government agencies' firearms
training programs. The Government agencies will also have additional costs
imposed on them for the new costs of disposing the metallic cartridge cases
that may be deemed as hazardous waste.

HANDGUN MICRO STAMPING WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL CIVIL LIABILTY FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND GOVERNMENT ANGENCIES: The provisions of AB352 would specify
that any new handguns not micro-stamped would fall into a category of
handguns declared by the State of California as being �unsafe�. If
California government agencies decided to purchase non-micro stamped
�unsafe � handguns and issued them to their officers, they would be
equipping their staff with unsafe products to use. If the Law enforcement
staff was involved in any shooting related incidents or accidents, imagine
the possible civil litigation costs associated with the public use of the
unsafe handguns.

OTHERS ISSUES:
The provisions of AB352 only require the micro-stamping of semi-auto
handguns. AB352 does not require Rifles, Shotguns or revolvers. Why not???
The micro-stamped images required by AB352 can easily be defeated by
simply: 1) Replacing the parts of the handgun that have been stamped. 2)
Removing the stamped characters by polishing or rubbing the metal with
abrasives. (The characters are only microns deep) 3) Modification of the
stamped parts. 4) The stamped markings can be filled-in with powder reside
and grit produced with the normal firing of the handgun

06/20/2006 - AB 352 has been removed from the inactive file and is again in
play. After a long period of inactivity, Koretz is again trying to move the
issue of Microstamping. NRA requests members contact the Senate and voice
your strong opposition to AB 352.

Action needed:   Send a ONE-CLICK Email to the SENATE against AB 352

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