The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52518   Message #804383
Posted By: Bobert
16-Oct-02 - 10:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: Ballistic Fingerprinting?
Subject: BS: Ballistic Fingerprinting?
Well, I'm sure this is gonna get a few folks blood boilin' but, ahhh, what the heck. The technology exists to positively link spent shell casing and in some cases bullets to a particular gun. I know the NRA says we have enought laws that just need to be better enforced but we are now spending more than ever on law enforcement and incarceration and so maybe the laws we have aren't cutting it? And the NRA says it believes strongly in "responsible gun ownership" but how about "irresponsibvle gun ownership"? I would think that the NRA would be the first to support technology that would provide a much needed tool to law enforcement in catching the folks who decide its okay to shoot people.

I know the NRS's rhetoric but can't quite figure out their logic on this one. I mean we're not talking digging bullets out of deer, or dirt mounds at firing ranges, but bullets dug out of dead people. Can anyone explaine to me how this infringes on "responsible gun ownership"?

BTW, I am a former NRA member and a responsible gun owner.

Bobert