New York – -(AmmoLand.com)- Any Second Amendment supporter has probably been aware of the famous 1976 quote by Nelson “Pete” Shields. They have probably used it at some point when trying to convince fellow Americans to oppose the unjust restrictions that anti-Second Amendment extremists seek to impose.
In fact, Shields, with that quote, has probably done a great deal to help Second Amendment supporters make their case against his agenda, so much so that anti-Second Amendment extremists are forced to find new ways to solve what Shields called “the second problem.” That was, of course, getting all handguns registered.
These days, while some anti-Second Amendment extremists like Sheila Jackson Lee and Bobby Rush openly call for registration (usually in conjunction with licensing), many know that the only thing a push for registration will do is to ignite a groundswell of Second Amendment supporters who will do everything possible to vote them out of office. As a result, they have been trying to find new ways to get registration – and even bans – enacted through the back door.
One of those efforts is via “microstamping,” and HR 719, the MICRO Act, introduced by Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD), is intended to impose this back-door registration/gun ban scheme at the federal level. It’s a really crafty scheme, when you think about it, and it makes Brown a far more dangerous adversary than Jackson Lee or Rush.
Microstamping is intended to place some distinctive marks on the casings ejected from a semiautomatic pistol. According to the text of HR 719, the make, model, and serial number of the gun is to be recorded on the casing. It would also become a federal crime to alter the microstamping. Two years after the bill was passed, no newly built or imported semiautomatic pistol could be sold without this technology.
Even if manufacturers figure out the technological hurdles, for microstamping to work, law enforcement have to know who the owner of the gun that left the casing is. That comes down to some sort of registration system – even if they do not call it that. Which very nicely solves the problem for when they decide to pass a Swalwell-esque bill at some later date.
Also, the penalties for this are civil and administrative as well. This is intended to put a manufacturer or FFL out of business. Especially if the technology isn’t able to be implemented (which gives you a de facto ban on new semi-auto pistols). There is also no guarantee that this technology will even reduce crime. But it will greatly reduce options for those who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights, especially for personal protection.
The MICRO Act is a scam on the American people. Second Amendment supporters should contact their Senators and Representative and politely urge them to oppose HR 719.
About Harold Hutchison
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.
An easy solution to this would be to carry a revolver. All brass remains in the cylinder.
So, you go to the range and shoot your gun that puts microstamps on the case, not the primers, as pictured. I have seen a lot of cratered and smeared 9 mm primers on factory ammunition. You pick up your brass and put it in the bucket. I go to the range after you. Since I reload, I, of course, pick up my brass, and I notice that the brass in the bucket is a caliber I load, so I pick it up, too. As it turns out, I am also a criminal. I notice the microstamps. I load them… Read more »
Why would I want to stamp my bullets? Most of the time, it is very obvious who the shooter was. Moreover, microstamps would be easy to remove and only apply to new (ie, not stolen) firearms, which are rarely used in crimes.
Why are these legislators even talking about any new control on guns they are the ones who want to de-fund the police or even do away with them.
They won’t have anyone to work the shooting crimes so why even talk about guns.
It is Time to eliminate all Communists from the United States of America, they are the greatest Cancer of the Republic…
The micro stamping infringement is already being used in California to systematically eliminate all new semi-auto handguns without that non-existent feature. California has in effect fashioned laws that requires something that hasn’t been made, to be a requirement. New handguns must be approved by the CADOJ or they cannot be sold in California. The state approved handgun roster is an automatic gun removal ploy to reduce all new handguns available for sale. The point is to create laws that no one is willing to comply with and to effectively eliminate a source of guns. California’s handgun list is dwindling and… Read more »
It never ceases with the anti-gunners. It’s always about gun ownership, never about punishing criminals for misuse of firearms. When a legislator introduces a bill to make it mandatory that additional years be applied to a sentence for bringing a gun to a crime, then I’ll wake up and pay attention to these politicians.
So if you want to replace your firing pin with a titanium version, you are SOL. Obviously all parts sales will be made illegal. And that will also put an end to those nasty “ghost guns”.
I am not really sure that the people trying to force these laws on to the legal, law abiding citizens understand that the criminal element will not abide by any new or old laws. They should focus on ways to remove the criminals that would make everyone safer.
now everyone will pick up their brass