And So It Begins

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Arizona HB 2833 is a new bill introduced that requires all 'Handgun and Assault Weapon' bullets to have a seriel number ID on each round of Ammo. Penalty for tampering with the seriel number is a Class 3 Misdemeanor......bet that'll have the 'Armed Robbery and Murder' suspects shaking in their boots!

[subroc]

We should be hearing about that “necessary first step” from the law makers any day now.

http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2833p.htm

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In fairness....it probably will never make it to the Govs desk even with the new members of the Legislature, but our lesbo, anti, gov WOULD sign it if it did make it there. Guess that would make me a BG by reloading....wonder what manufacturer would make 'AZ specific' ammo.

[M Remington]

Arizona HB 2833 is a new bill introduced that requires all 'Handgun and Assault Weapon' bullets to have a seriel number ID on each round of Ammo. Penalty for tampering with the seriel number is a Class 3 Misdemeanor......bet that'll have the 'Armed Robbery and Murder' suspects shaking in their boots!

What's the downside to this?

[Gun_Dog2002]

Beginning january 1, 2009, a manufacturer shall code all handgun and ASSAULT weapon AMMUNITION that is manufactured or sold in this state. This section applies to all calibers.

So what constitutes an Assault Weapon?

/Paul

[M Remington]

I'm sure everyone has a different definition for assault weapon. But, this deals with serial numbers on bullets. What's wrong with that?

[subroc]

I'm sure everyone has a different definition for assault weapon. But, this deals with serial numbers on bullets. What's wrong with that?

We generally make laws for a reason. What makes this law necessary? This will surely burden sportsmen and gun owners with additional costs for ammunition. Why is that even needed?

Feel free to take up the gun control side of the argument.

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I'm sure everyone has a different definition for assault weapon. But, this deals with serial numbers on bullets. What's wrong with that?

T he seriel # will have no effect on CRIMINALS!!!!!!!!!

R eloaders will not be able to practice their hobby!!!!!

O nly the good guys will be effected!!!!!

L ikely no one will manufacture Arizona Specific Ammo at a reasonable price!!!!!!

L eaves almost all hunting ammo in play (even goose loads)!!!!!

[Gun_Dog2002]

My question would be......How will it help track criminals any better? For the most part if a criminal drives to aother town, pays cash and walks out, the number won't help track him down. It will tell them when the bullet was made and where it was shipped, nothing more. Did you notice they are going to charge the ammo makers the cost for it on each bullet.. and the ammo makers will have to create new machines to even do that work. Seems to me its all about putting cost on the manufacturers...


/Paul

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My question would be......How will it help track criminals any better? For the most part if a criminal drives to aother town, pays cash and walks out, the number won't help track him down. It will tell them when the bullet was made and where it was shipped, nothing more. Did you notice they are going to charge the ammo makers the cost for it on each bullet.. and the ammo makers will have to create new machines to even do that work. Seems to me its all about putting cost on the manufacturers...


/Paul

Actually...in the full text of the bill it says that there must be a matching seriel # on the casing/brass. Therefore, machines would have too be reworked for the brass also. I can see it now.... a Police Officer would need to dissassemble a round to see if the seriel # on the brass and projectile base match. Gonna get pretty hard to read those numbers on the base of a .224 projectile after very many of them have been produced