New York this week became the second state to enact a law intended to force firearms manufacturers to adopt microstamping, a technology by which guns imprint tiny codes on ammunition cartridges as they are fired — creating a unique signature police could use to help solve crimes.
Big questions remain, though, about whether the new law will actually result in such guns being offered for sale.
California passed a similar law 15 years ago. Since then, no handgun capable of microstamping has been introduced for sale in that state.
Big questions remain, though, about whether the new law will actually result in such guns being offered for sale.
California passed a similar law 15 years ago. Since then, no handgun capable of microstamping has been introduced for sale in that state.
