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<title>More Guns, Less Violence Idea &#39;Entirely Without Basis&#39; in United States</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/33011</link>
<author>Independent Record (Montana), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court, through its 2008 DC v. Heller decision and its recent McDonald v. Chicago decision, has held that the Second Amendment to the Constitution confers an individual right of self-defense by firearms — and that this right constrains federal, state and local regulatory authority over the ownership and use of guns.

However, as the court's ruling in both of these cases stresses, these Second Amendment rights are not in any way more basic than others in the... [Independent Record (Montana), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Mayor Pleads for Support to Pass Handgun Microstamping Law</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32860</link>
<author>New York Daily News, Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every day, kids and criminals with illegal guns threaten our neighborhoods.

Last October, 92-year-old Sadie Mitchell was killed when a stray bullet screamed through a first-floor window in her house and hit her in the back. An 18-year-old with a criminal record - who never should have had access to a gun - confessed to the shooting.

A month later, 15-year-old Vada Vasquez was shot in the head after she was caught in the crossfire in a gang-related shooting.... [New York Daily News, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Handgun Ammo Microstamping Bill Dropped for Lack of Support</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32856</link>
<author>Press &#38; Sun-Bulletin (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The controversial "microstamping" legislation that could have effectively ended the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic pistols in the state was pulled from the Senate calendar Tuesday after supporters failed to garner the 32 votes necessary to pass.

As they came to the end of the roll call, leaders asked for the bill to be "laid aside," which means that it is still a threat.

Nevertheless, Sen. Jim Seward, R-Oneonta, lauded its demise, particularly as it pertained... [Press & Sun-Bulletin (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Microstamping Would Make it Easier for New York Police to Solve Crimes</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32854</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At a cost to gun owners that would be less than a box of bullets or a National Rifle Association membership, New York could have a law that would help police solve crimes and not impair the Second Amendment one iota.

The Senate is expected to consider as soon as today a bill that would require certain guns sold in the state to incorporate microstamping technology that would imprint a code on shell casings. The bill, which already has passed the Assembly, has, not... [Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Microstamping Bill Should be Approved to Help Police Trace Criminals</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32850</link>
<author>Post-Standard (New York), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As police officers, we stand on the front line in the fight to keep our communities safe. We know how criminals operate, and we know firsthand how new technology can help break a case. More important, we know what happens when we are forced to rely on outdated technology: Crimes go unsolved and criminals walk free.

Today, when the only piece of evidence left at a crime scene is a spent shell casing, police investigations often hit a dead end. That's because existing... [Post-Standard (New York), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Gun Lobby Hard at Work to Minimise Safety Value of Ammo Marking</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32828</link>
<author>New York Times, Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The gun lobby has been hard at work these past few weeks in Albany trying to block smart legislation that would help police officers solve violent crimes. The measure would require, starting in 2012, that all new semiautomatic pistols sold in New York State be equipped with microstamping technology that would allow police officers to quickly match empty bullet casings found at crime scenes to the weapons that fired them. California already has enacted a similar law.... [New York Times, Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Chicago Mayor Makes Annual Call for Gun Control, Microstamping Pistols</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32317</link>
<author>Chicago Tribune,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Flanked by several parents who had lost children to gun violence, Mayor Richard Daley on Monday called for new laws to restrict gun sales and stiffen penalties for criminals who use them.

Although Daley announces new gun-control initiatives every year, this year's announcement took on added significance because the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether to overturn the city's handgun ban.

"The aggressiveness of the gun advocates is just one reason it's more important... [Chicago Tribune, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Chicago Mayor Recycles Gun Control Slate, Adds Pistol Microstamping</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32308</link>
<author>Chicago Sun-Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mayor Daley today unveiled his annual package of gun control legislation and denied he's "swimming upstream" at a time when the U.S. Supreme Court has signaled its intention to overturn Chicago's handgun ban.

Most of the ideas are re-treads, but there are a few new wrinkles. They include a proposal to make it a mandatory Class 1 felony to "knowingly sell or transfer a gun to a known gang member."

Daley also wants to strengthen penalties for unlawful use of a weapon so... [Chicago Sun-Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Report Ranks California Gun Control Law the Best, Utah Worst in America</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/32177</link>
<author>Orange County Register (California),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[California has the strongest gun laws in the nation, according to a survey released today by a powerful gun-control group as it prods state Legislators to enact further precautions.

The survey by the national Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence gave California high marks for making background checks mandatory for all gun purchases and limiting buyers to one handgun a month. It also applauded a new state law that regulates the sale of handgun ammunition.

California... [Orange County Register (California), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Microstamping Law Triggers Backlash from CA Gun Industry</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31772</link>
<author>Sacramento Bee (California),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[California regulators have approved far fewer semi-automatic pistols for sale in the wake of a state law that required new safety devices in 2006 and 2007.

Now, with a new bullet-stamping law scheduled to take effect in 2010, the gun industry predicts it will introduce even fewer new models in California rather than install a device necessary to trace individual casings to a statewide database.

"California will become like Cuba with cars," said Lawrence Keane, senior... [Sacramento Bee (California), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Wisconsin Lawmakers Buck National Trend, Tackle Gun Lobby Head On</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/31631</link>
<author>Cap Times (Wisconsin),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this fall, while scanning the merchandise at a state gun show for an antique handgun, longtime gun enthusiast Guy Gorsky took notice of more than the array of potential investment pieces.

Based on the attire worn, questions asked and weapons eyed by a group of young men, Gorsky, who attends three or four gun shows a year, had a feeling they were gang members looking to make a quick purchase.

“They were only looking at automatic weapons,” says Gorsky, who... [Cap Times (Wisconsin), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Handgun Ammunition Microstamping Law Hits Snags, Delays in California</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30713</link>
<author>San Diego Union-Tribune (California),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO — Two years after California passed a novel law requiring the next generation of semiautomatic handguns to leave a microscopic identifying code on shell casings, the controversial technology appears no closer to being introduced here or anywhere else.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown has not certified the law, which is required before it can take effect as scheduled on Jan. 1, and his aides could not say when that may happen.

Other states expected... [San Diego Union-Tribune (California), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New Jersey Mulls .50cal Rifle Ban, Microstamping Handgun Ammunition</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30634</link>
<author>Star-Ledger (New Jersey),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Days before he is expected to sign a contentious gun-control bill into law — and motivated by shooting deaths last week that included a Jersey City police officer and a Newark mother — Gov. Jon Corzine convened a press conference today with his running mate and several Democratic allies to call for additional reforms.

The governor also painted himself as tougher on violent crime than Republican challenger Chris Christie, who he criticized for opposing a bill to... [Star-Ledger (New Jersey), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Law Would Microstamp Handgun Ammunition, Catch Criminals</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30584</link>
<author>Capital 9 TV News (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, New York — "You have to make a small step to protect," said Glynn Jones, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. 

"You got 20,000 to 30,000 laws on the books now! Incrementalism is eroding our Constitution," said gun owner Harry Feineis. 

Inside the Legislative Office Building in Albany, debate continues over gun control.

"How much more do you want to go?" asked Feineis. 

Only moments after, state legislators announced they want all new semi-automatic handguns... [Capital 9 TV News (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York&#39;s Gun Battle: Bloomberg Leads 340 US Mayors for Gun Control</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/30087</link>
<author>Gotham Gazette (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Naiesha Pearson was happily playing with other children at a Bronx playground during a Labor Day picnic on the day a bullet meant for someone else tore into her chest. Two men in their early 20s had gotten into an argument earlier in the day, and one of them decided to resolve it with gunfire. Naiesha was struck by one of the bullets. Her grandmother fainted, and fights broke out as onlookers tried to attack the shooter. Naiesha was taken to the Lincoln... [Gotham Gazette (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Sharp Shooter: Brooklyn Teen Gives NRA a Smart Lesson in Gun Control</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29975</link>
<author>New York Daily News, Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Of the many arguments that can and should be made for toughening New York's gun control laws, few match the simple power of what 17-year-old Kristine Arroyo of Brooklyn said and did yesterday in Albany.

Kristine was behind the microphone at a rally of 250 fellow high school students organized by New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. She was speaking from the heart about people she knew who had been shot to death, including a 17-year-old boy from Boerum Hill last weekend.... [New York Daily News, Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>NY Democrats Tout Gun Microstamping Bill as Crime-busting Tool</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29969</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY — As the state Assembly passes a number of gun control measures, members of the newly Democratic state Senate joined gun control advocates to push for a proposal to mandate "microstamping" on semiautomatic pistols sold in the state.
 
"This is a tough-on-crime, smart-on-crime proposal," said Sen. Eric Schneiderman, D-New York City, who is shepherding the measure through the Senate.

The plan, originally put forth by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, D-Great Neck,... [Albany Times-Union (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Moves Towards Pistol Microstamping, 5-year Relicensing</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29968</link>
<author>Associated Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, New York — Bills that would require renewals of handgun permits and a system to tag and track spent shell casings have touched off the first gun-control battle in years at New York's Capitol. 

The Democrat-controlled Assembly approved both measures this week. And they face a better chance at becoming law now that the Senate also is controlled by Democrats. 

In the Capitol, students rallying in support of the measures Wednesday were mostly minorities from the... [Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Surge in US Gun Sales Deeper, Broader: Politics, Fear of Crime the Fuel</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29806</link>
<author>Christian Science Monitor,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — What do an elderly Oklahoma homeowner, a Virginia Citizen Militia member, and a Texas airline pilot all have in common these days? 

They're all part of America's massive gun-and-ammunition buying spree — a national arming-up effort that began before last year's election of President Obama and continues unabated. Across the United States, it has led to shortages of assault-style weapons, rising prices, and a broadening of gun culture to increasingly... [Christian Science Monitor, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Connecticut Handgun Ammo Microstamping Bill Draws Crowds, Debate</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29572</link>
<author>New Haven Register (Connecticut),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD — A group of hunters and sportsmen were loaded for bear as they filled the hearing room Monday to testify against a bill before the Judiciary Committee that would require microstamping technology on semiautomatic pistols sold in the state.

The technology involves engraving a code with a laser onto the firing pin and other parts of the pistol, which would transfer to the bullet cartridge when it is fired. The cartridge, or casing, can be the only evidence... [New Haven Register (Connecticut), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Tennessee Democrat&#39;s Bill Would Ban Gun, Ammunition Microstamping</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29244</link>
<author>Chattanoogan (Tennessee),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, has filed legislation that would ban the sale of "microstamped" firearms and ammunition, calling them an infringement on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. 

California has passed a law mandating microstamping of firearms, "and I predict that Tennessee will pass a law banning it," Sen. Jackson said.

Called the "Second Amendment Protection Act," the bill would outlaw sale of firearms and ammunition that are laser-engraved, or... [Chattanoogan (Tennessee), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Ammunition Microstamping, Tracing Crime Bullet Casings Explained</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/29189</link>
<author>C-Span / YouTube (USA), Video,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gun control and crime reduction advocates including Todd Lizotte, co-inventor of America's front-running ammunition microstamping technology, explain the potential of laser-etching handguns to mark ammunition as it's fired. This allows bulllet casings to be traced when discovered at crime scenes.

Gun Microstamping Briefing, Part 1 (Rep. Xavier Becerra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_bH1g5xRT4&feature=channel

Gun Microstamping Briefing, Part 2 (Dennis... [C-Span / YouTube (USA), Video, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Washington DC Enacts Tough New Gun Control, Gun Marking Measures</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28830</link>
<author>New York Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Nearly six months after the Supreme Court put an end to the District of Columbia's decades-old ban on handgun possession, the City Council here passed a sweeping new ordinance on Tuesday to regulate gun ownership.

The legislation would require all gun owners to receive five hours of safety training and to register their firearms every three years. In addition, they would have to undergo a criminal background check every six years.

Councilman Phil... [New York Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Registration, Microstamping, Assault Weapon Ban in New DC Gun Plan</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28792</link>
<author>Washington Post,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The D.C. Council voted unanimously to give preliminary approval to legislation that would require gun owners to renew their registrations every three years and to notify police annually whether they still own guns. 

The measure, which would also ban assault weapons, was described as building on legislation passed by the council in September to adhere to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the city's gun ban. It also would require firearms owners to take a safety... [Washington Post, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Gun Control Group Urges Marking Ammunition as Crime Busting Tool</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28359</link>
<author>Washington Times,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A gun-control advocate told the D.C. Council's public safety committee Wednesday that officials should consider adopting a complex method of ballistics tracking to help identify guns used in the city. 

"In crime scenes, what we find are cartridges and no guns," said Joshua Horwitz, executive director of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. "Microstamping can provide the link between the gun and cartridge." 

Mr. Horwitz's comments came during a hearing before the... [Washington Times, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Strident, Dismissive US Supreme Court Sides With Foes of Gun Control</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28350</link>
<author>Journal of the American Medical Association / JAMA. 2008;300(13):1575-1577, Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In District of Columbia v Heller, The Supreme Court held, for the first time in its history, that the Second Amendment grants an individual right to possess and use firearms for personal use, which encompasses the right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense. Justice Scalia, writing for a bitterly divided court that split 5 to 4 along ideological lines, said that the Second Amendment "surely elevates above all other interests the right of law-abiding,... [Journal of the American Medical Association / JAMA. 2008;300(13):1575-1577, Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Handgun Bullet &#39;Library&#39; Defended as Developing Crime Buster</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28330</link>
<author>Newsday (New York) / AP,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, New York — New York's 7½-year-old database of handgun "fingerprints" has yet to lead to a criminal prosecution and questions linger about its effectiveness. Still, state police remain committed to the database, saying more time and a long-awaited link to a federal ballistics database could bring success. 

Since March 2001, identifying information about more than 200,000 new pistols and revolvers sold in New York have been entered into the Combined Ballistic... [Newsday (New York) / AP, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>As More Americans Own Guns, More Suffer Gun-Related Deaths</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/28267</link>
<author>Hartford Courant (Connecticut), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[News of shootings grabs so much attention in Connecticut that people might understandably wonder if it's even safe to walk to the mailbox. Federal data, however, show Connecticut has one of the lowest rates of gun-related violence of any state in the nation.

Not coincidentally, it also has one of the lowest rates of gun ownership and one of the best track records for gun control.

Using the latest available data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and... [Hartford Courant (Connecticut), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Police Plan to Broaden &#39;Ammunition Fingerprinting&#39; Databases</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27961</link>
<author>Post Star (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY — State Police Sgt. Dennis Lyons hunched over the computer as images of two different handgun shell casings appeared on a monitor.

He pointed out the similarities in the rounded outer edge and center as he discussed how he was able to match a casing from a gun on file to one found at a crime scene. The comparison provided a vital lead in a homicide investigation by police in Utica.

He placed part of one image atop the other, showing how he concluded police... [Post Star (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>What Kind of Armed, Brutal America is the Gun Lobby Trying to Create?</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27801</link>
<author>Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After the U.S. Supreme Court voided the unworkable pistol ban in the nation's capital, the District of Columbia council unanimously passed rules to license guns — but only if they're kept unloaded, disassembled or trigger-locked inside homes. They still may not be carried on streets. Owners must pass eye and written tests. Gun-lovers plan to sue over the tough new rules. 

What a mess. This ongoing battle doesn't solve the basic question: What can be done to reduce... [Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Supreme Court Decision Brings &#39;A New Chance to Curb Gun Violence&#39;</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27709</link>
<author>Washington Post, Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court decision last month overturning the District's handgun ban, though controversial, may have ended a long-standing political logjam. As a local law enforcement official, I hope this decision will allow a working coalition to transcend partisan disagreements and support strategies proven to reduce gun violence. 

The ruling left almost entirely intact the gun restrictions in Maryland and most other jurisdictions. Still permitted are: licensing... [Washington Post, Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Violence Spurred Two Wisconsin Mothers to Lead Local Campaigns</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27581</link>
<author>Capital Times (Wisconsin),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wanda Lavendel Bincer and Jeri Bonavia got caught up in criminal justice issues by way of their respective daughters, though the circumstances were quite different.

Bincer, who died last Thursday, co-founded the local chapter of Parents of Murdered Children in the mid-1980s after her 25-year-old daughter, Yvonne, was murdered in 1983 in Atlanta.

Bonavia founded the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort in 1995 after her then 5-year-old daughter issued a... [Capital Times (Wisconsin), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>NY Gun Lobbyists&#39; &#39;Bare Knuckle&#39; Invasion of Handgun Microstamping Event</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27154</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whenever a gun control measure begins to wind its way through the Legislature, the gun lobby goes into full-bore opposition. The approach is as familiar as it is effective. It includes lobbying lawmakers; spreading around campaign contributions to sympathetic legislators; holding press conferences, and sending out opinion articles to newspapers to make its case to the public.

That's within the bounds of accepted practice. But what happened Monday went far beyond any... [Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Republicans Stall Move to Microstamp Handguns, Ammunition</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27133</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY — Efforts to mandate "microstamping" technology in handguns, which advocates say would allow police to better trace bullets, appear to have faded in the state Senate after being targeted by opponents in the gun lobby.

News that the effort lost momentum emerged Monday following a live-fire demonstration at the State Police headquarters target range to promote the technology.

The event, set up by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, D-Great Neck, underscored the... [Albany Times-Union (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York: Each Microstamped Handgun Could Leave Mark at Crime Scene</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27118</link>
<author>News 10 Now (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, New York — Supporters are calling it a next generation crime-fighting tool. 

"I know all too well, dealing with the survivors of gun victims, they deserve to know who shot and killed their loved ones," said Michelle Schimel.

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel is leading a fight to get the Senate to pass the Assembly's microstamping bill. It will require every semi-automatic pistol made in New York State to be equipped with the technology starting in 2010,... [News 10 Now (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>New York Looks at Microstamping Handgun Ammunition to Catch Gun Crims</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/27116</link>
<author>Capital News 9 (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY, New York — It's a new technology advocates say will help solve gun crimes in New York State. And in an attempt to gain more support for it, a live fire demonstration was held Monday to show how it actually works.

Microstamping brands the bullet casing with the make, model and serial number of the specific gun it was fired from. Supporters say the technology will help solve cases where a gun is not found on the scene.

Even with no weapon, the cartridge... [Capital News 9 (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Handgun Ammunition Microstamping Would Make Life Tougher for US Crims</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26948</link>
<author>Newsday (New York), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the battle against gun violence, every little bit helps. Microstamping, for instance. Last week, the Assembly passed legislation requiring gun makers to stamp codes on the firing pins of semiautomatic handguns delivered to New York dealers starting in 2010. The Senate should sign on, too.

It's no crime-fighting panacea, but microstamping would enable police to identify guns by marks imprinted on the shell casings found at crime scenes. Authorities would be able to... [Newsday (New York), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Why Not Bullet Control? New York Mulls Microstamping Handgun Ammunition</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26906</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some years ago, whenever the debate over gun control would heat up in Congress, the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York would change the subject. Why gun control and all the Second Amendment implications that go with it? he wondered. Why not bullet control? Regrettably, very few of his colleagues ever took him seriously.

But now times are changing, and Senator Moynihan is proving as prescient on gun control as he was on major social issues of his day,... [Albany Times-Union (New York), Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Handgun Ammunition Microstamping Bill Stirs up New York Gun Debate</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26845</link>
<author>Albany Times-Union (New York),  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ALBANY — If you're buying a handgun, there may soon be a bullet with your name on it, or at least a number on the shell casing.

That's because lawmakers are poised to mandate that semiautomatic handguns sold in New York be equipped with microstamp technology that marks each cartridge casing.

Proponents say it would allow police to better match weapons and cartridges. But opponents maintain the technology is unreliable, potentially costly and would not affect stolen... [Albany Times-Union (New York), via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Push Begins to Microstamp New Handguns, Ammunition Sold in New York</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26813</link>
<author>New York Sun,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A state lawmaker is poised to introduce a bill that would require all new pistols sold in New York to be equipped with microstamping technology, a means of tracing pistols the firearms industry opposes. The bill will likely be introduced this week by state Senator Martin Golden, who has been working closely with city officials over the past several weeks to iron out the language of the legislation, an aide to the Brooklyn Republican said. Mayor Bloomberg, a proponent of... [New York Sun, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>300 Big-City US Mayors Meet to Curb Gun Trafficking, Push Microstamping</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26805</link>
<author>New York Sun,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg is gearing up for the third annual Washington summit of his coalition against illegal guns, a group that now includes more than 300 mayors nationwide along with county executives and state legislators.

The coalition is looking to expand its issue agenda and will push for enhancing the federal background check system to keep criminals and the mentally ill from buying guns. The meeting on Monday will come two days before the first... [New York Sun, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Gun Marking, Microstamping Ammunition &#39;Phony Remedies for Violent Crime&#39;</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26612</link>
<author>Hartford Courant (Connecticut), Opinion,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every year during the legislative session, Connecticut plays host to a medicine show of phony remedies for violent crime. Now that spring is here, so is the snake oil.

Two purported anti-crime bills are now being considered by the General Assembly. Both bills promise amazing results, but the buyer should beware.

Senate Bill 603 would outlaw the sale of firearms ammunition that does not bear a serial number on the bullet and the cartridge case. The serial number is... [Hartford Courant (Connecticut), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>US Gun Makers Say Ammunition Microstamping Law Will Kill Handgun Sales</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26529</link>
<author>Connecticut Post,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HARTFORD — Connecticut gun manufacturers said Monday they could not sell their weapons here if the General Assembly approves legislation to require that new firearms stamp tiny serial numbers on each shell casing when fired.

The makers said the cost of weapons could increase by as much as $200 per gun and that such a tracing system would not be an effective aid to law enforcement in solving crimes.

But proponents of the bill said that such technology, in which the... [Connecticut Post, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Already Permissive, US Gun Control Could Take a Hit in Controversial Ruling</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26524</link>
<author>Los Angeles Times, Editorial,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a gun-control case that offers the justices an opportunity to display the "judicial modesty" championed by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. during his confirmation hearings. The danger is that the more conservative members will press for an unnecessarily sweeping ruling that would doom not only the Washington, D.C., ordinance before the court — which includes a blanket ban on handguns — but much more reasonable... [Los Angeles Times, Editorial, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Illinois Rejects Handgun Ammunition Microstamping as Crime Busting Tool</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26464</link>
<author>Southtown Star (Illinois) / AP,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois House committee on Wednesday rejected the idea of requiring gun owners to use special ammunition imprinted with codes to help police track bullets found at crime scenes.

Two other gun-control measures won approval from the executive committee.

One allows revocation of gun permits for owners who fail to keep their weapons away from children or people with a serious mental illness. The other tightens rules on providing trigger locks as part... [Southtown Star (Illinois) / AP, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>Prestigious US Panel Backs Research on Gun, Ammunition Microstamping</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26354</link>
<author>Reuters,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An expert panel rejected the idea of a database of ballistic markings from new and imported guns sold in the United States, saying on Wednesday it may not yield practical leads to solve crimes.

Maryland and New York have such databases for guns sold or made in those states, and the U.S. Justice Department asked the National Research Council to assess the wisdom of creating one nationally.

The council's panel of experts said the basic assumption behind... [Reuters, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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<title>4-Year Study Pans Proposed US National Gun Ballistics Database</title>
<link>http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/rss/go/26352</link>
<author>Associated Press,  via GunPolicy.org</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Collecting ballistic "fingerprints" from millions of new guns would create a database that would be too unreliable to be useful in solving gun crimes, a team of scientists said Wednesday.

The 300-page report from the National Research Council advised against a proposal that some lawmakers called for in the wake of the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings.

The concept relies on the assumption that individual guns leave unique markings, like... [Associated Press, via GunPolicy.org]]]></description>
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