[Old Soldier]

AMMO BAN BREWING . . . California's legislature is developing language for a proposed new law that would require serialized handgun ammunition, coded uniquely by the box. That means each container of ammo, whether containing 20, 50 or 100 rounds, would have to carry its own code number, which would also be engraved somehow inside the brass and on the bottom of the bullet for each cartridge. Purchases would be registered to the owner, and possession of unregistered ammo would be a crime for anyone but law enforcement. That amounts to a practical ban on ammunition by non-police consumers for several reasons. No company attempting to comply could absolutely guarantee all cartridges in the box registered to the ultimate customer were correctly marked with hidden codes. The simple inspection of intact cartridges could not reveal whether bullets were lawfully engraved, making every possession of ammunition suspect. It's estimated that attempts to comply would raise prices from pennies a round to dollars per cartridge for California customers, but police agencies would be able to buy anything "off the shelf" from the existing supply chain. Watch for specifics about the proposal, and technical explanations for why it cannot work, on the Web site of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc. (SAAMI). (http://www.saami.org/)

[Marinesg1012]

This is BS,

I hope this doesnt pass........

[Sir Knight]

Can you imagine the mess this will create at shooting ranges? Everyone will be afraid to leave the empty shells around for fear that they might br planted at a crime scene somewhere. Of course, people who use revolvers will be unaffected.

[7.62mmFMJ]

I was thinking the same thing. Reloading could be a nightmare. WHat happens when the projectile and the casing don't match? :rolleyes:

Unbelievable. The number of problems this will create are not possible to fathom.

[Jim V]

And since each number has to be different, how would they get them all on a .22 considering there billions of .22s made yearly.

[Redrum]

This will effectively ban all ammo in komifornia...NO company will even begin to try and follow those rules....Ya'll need to get on the stick and fight this crap....NOW!

[Gusgus]

Notice that all unregistered ammo would also be illegal. So folks like us would have to find a way to dispose of 5, 10, 20 thousand rounds of inventory or face jail time? The worst thing is that to the average Joe on the street, this probably sounds like a great idea.

[Popeye]

The liberal/elitist/socialist/communist whack jobs here in CA do something like this every year. It usually never gets out of committee.

I beleve that Gov. Arnold vetoed a similar ammo bill last year.

[dipodomys]

We all need to get on this one because if it does pass, they'll be trying it everywhere before there is time to find out what a mess it makes.