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California Will Microstamp Handguns, Ban Lead Ammo in Condor Country
14 October 2007
Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO — Bucking pressure from the gun lobby, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an unprecedented law Saturday requiring that certain pistols sold in the state be equipped to mark each cartridge when fired so police can more easily trace the weapons.
Another signed measure also opposed by the interest group will ban the use of lead ammunition in the habitat of the endangered California condor.
During a busy day in which he signed 101 bills and vetoed 58, the... (GunPolicy.org)