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- noun The use of
laser technology toengrave amicroscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of afirearm , so thatspent cartridges give information about the firearm.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The legislation for handgun and AR ammo that states are talking about microstamping is being pushed in about a dozen states @ this point.
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The Democrats are set to begin a "sustained" push to require some bullet casings to carry unique markings - a process known as microstamping that is strongly backed by
NYDN Rss KENNETH LOVETT 2012
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It's called microstamping, and allows semiautomatic handguns to be traced from their spent shell casings.
NRA-ILA Site Updates 2009
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Some folks in law enforcement have high hopes for something called microstamping, a process that makes it easier to trace empty shells to the exact gun that fired them.
JSOnline.com 2009
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I think the time will be right for a lawsuit on this issue when and if we get hit with requirements such as microstamping and propellant tagging that will make it virtually impossible to obtain ammunition.
Is ammunition and the position of covered by the 2nd Amendment the same as firearms? 2009
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I think the time will be right for a lawsuit on this issue when and if we get hit with requirements such as microstamping and propellant tagging that will make it virtually impossible to obtain ammunition.
Is ammunition and the position of covered by the 2nd Amendment the same as firearms? 2009
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Michael Bloomberg and a slew of others to urge passage of "microstamping" legislation.
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Through his coalition -- Mayors Against Illegal Guns -- Bloomberg put out television, radio and print ads on Tuesday demanding that Albany take action to advance "microstamping" legislation.
Bloomberg Goes After Albany For Lack Of Boldness On Guns (VIDEO) 2010
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Passage of common-sense legislation at the national level - like the NICS Improvement Act, for example - and "microstamping" in California, shows that America is turning a corner on the gun issue.
Paul Helmke: America's Gun Laws: How Did Your State Score? 2008
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What's more, California further strengthened its laws last year by enacting legislation to help police identify crime guns by using new "microstamping" technology.
Paul Helmke: America's Gun Laws: How Did Your State Score? 2008
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