Calif. law takes effect on microstamping guns

[Robb]

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- After years of delays, a gun law signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2007 is finally in effect.

The law requires all new semi-automatic handguns to come equipped with a device that stamps each bullet with the gun's make, model, and serial number.

The law will not be applied to any of the 1,200 guns already on the state's firearm roster.

The law has angered gun rights advocates including the Calguns Foundation which challenged requirements of the state's handgun roster as unconstitutional in a federal court filing.

The law couldn't take effect as it was supposed to in 2010 because of patents on the technology, including at least one filed by the Calguns Foundation to delay the law's implementation.

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[Hoyt]

1. Makes sense. Now we'll have to listen to the gunners telling us that since it's not 100% effective,

it is useless.

Personally, I think most of them fear they might pull a Zimmerman someday -- shoot an unarmed teenager or something -- and don't want to increase the odds of getting caught.

Even if it works only 5% of time it will help, even if it only leads back to some supposedly law-abiding gun owner who claims it was stolen, but who actually sold it without a back ground check for a fist-full of cash.

[jmg257]

2. Has there been any mention of manufacturers adopting this technology?

I wonder how big the market is/will be on new models that may come out, and whether builders will bother.