Melanie Phillips calls them on it.
13 October, 2007
The Idiotarians Have Taken Over California
Governer Schwarzenkennedy just signed the microstamping bill. This requires that new semi-automatic firearms sold in California starting in 2010 have so-called microstamping technology which puts a unique serial number on the shell casing as it is fired. The Governator said at the signing,
While I appreciate and understand that this technology is not without
limitations, I am signing this bill to provide law enforcement with an
additional tool for solving crimes committed with semi-automatic handguns in
California.Public safety is one of the most important roles of government and I
encourage all stakeholders to work on improving this technology so that it
may become an even more effective crime fighting tool.
I’m glad he “appreciates” that the technology is “not without limitations”. Allow me to list a few of the limitations.
First, it doesn’t work, and nobody makes guns that have it. Oh, some claim it works in a lab. But it really is still just science fiction. I guess that’s the “improving this technology” part is.
Second, it can be defeated in 5 minutes work using a nail file. That’s it. The high tech system can be nullified by just scratching the little stamper.
Third, you just know that some bad guys will sweep the ground at shooting ranges for brass to scatter at crime scenes.
Fourth, it won’t affect revolvers. Guess what’s going to get more popular. If not revolvers, it will be…
Fifth, the millions of guns without microstamps in them. This is a mature technology. Old guns will work just fine with new ammo. So either they’ll just be stolen or smuggled into the state from elsewhere.
This sort of nonsense really defines stupidity. I can only hope that all gun manufacturers stop selling weapons to all California police and state agencies right now. They certainly have no motivation to actually implement this absurd technology, so they may as well play hardball and see how the morons in Sacramento squirm when the cops can’t get guns anymore. Perhaps if they feel the heat they’ll see the light.
