Microstamping passes in California

pO157.

Posted to Legal on Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 07:41:23 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

A controversial new tool in the fight against gun violence in California. The new law mandates that all semiautomatic handguns purchased in the state after 2010 have the ability to "stamp" an ID number on shell casings during firing.  

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Guns & Sensationalism [editorial]

DEMachina.

Posted to Media on Mon Sep 10, 2007 at 07:40:05 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

With the recent release reports regarding the Virginia Tech shooting last spring, as well as a new story here on TnT on the subject, I thought I'd address a flawed article I found soon after this happened.  This is from my diary, but I got a request to submit it as a story, so here we are.

I came across this article from Newsweek, entitled "A Day in the Life of a 9mm." Like any other tragedy, the shooting at Tech has brought out the extremists on both sides, which is nothing new. I also find myself a little puzzled why there's so much more fuss around 33 deaths in America when more than 70,000 people have died in Iraq (that website only tallies confirmed deaths, so the real total is doubtless higher).

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