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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Aug. 25, 2007

'Stamping’ Out Violence

Forum Column - By Josh Horwitz - A bill soon to come before the California Senate could solve the state's epidemic levels of unsolved murders by placing microscopic identifiers on bullet casings.

FORUM COLUMN

By Josh Horwitz

      The California Senate is set to consider a bill that will utilize exciting technology to help law enforcement solve gun crimes and identify patterns of gun trafficking. AB-1471, the "Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007," mandates manufacturer "microstamping" of all new semiautomatic handgun models sold in California starting in 2010. The bill is being sponsored by Rep. Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, a...

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