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California Senate Approves Bill to 'Microstamp' Pistol Cartridges for Tracing
6 September 2007
San Francisco Chronicle / AP
SACRAMENTO — California could be the first state to require that every semiautomatic handgun cartridge be stamped with an identifying mark.
A bill bearing that proposal has cleared both chambers of the Legislature. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't said whether he will sign it once it reaches his desk.
The measure would require that in three years, every semiautomatic handgun sold in California automatically stamp each bullet cartridge as it's fired. The mark would... (GunPolicy.org)