Saturday, June 30, 2018

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS IMPOSSIBLE LAW

by Bob Walsh

There is a law in the formerly great state of California which prohibits the selling of new model semi-automatic centerfire pistols that do not stamp a unique number into the cartridge as it is fired. This is commonly called microstamping. The courts recognize that this technology is "emerging" (meaning it does not work reliably yet).

Various pro-Second Amendment groups have objected, saying that it effectively bars the sale of many handguns in CA by imposing a requirement that can not under current technology be met.

The court agreed, but believe that an impossible to obey law can be used to prod the gun industry into a socially desirable direction.

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