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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 28, 2007

Going Ballistic: Gun Law Would Make Police Work More Difficult

Forum Column - By Donald Kilmer - The California legislature's proposal for handgun microstamping would be unworkable, expensive and potentially dangerous.

FORUM COLUMN

By Donald Kilmer

      The Semiautomatic Pistol Microstamping Bill (AB 1471) may come up for a vote in the California legislature very soon. The bill would add the following language to California's "Unsafe Handgun" law, thus making any gun without the features described below illegal for a firearm dealer to sell in California:
      "Commencing January 1, 2010, for all semiautomatic pis...

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