{"id":4540,"date":"2020-11-10T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2020-11-10T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T20:07:11","slug":"as-gun-sales-soar-california-democrats-renew-push-for-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=4540","title":{"rendered":"As Gun Sales Soar, California Democrats Renew Push for Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recently passed <\/span>Assembly Bill 2847<\/span><\/a> will require gun makers to imprint a microstamp in the interior of new models of handguns. Additionally, three existing non-compliant models will be removed for every newly manufactured one. As a consequence, current and future gun owners will soon experience a more limited selection of firearms available for purchase in California.<\/span><\/p>\n

A microstamp, using the definition used by the bill, is “technology that transfers a microscopic array of characters from the firearm to the cartridge when the firearm is fired.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) wrote AB-2847 with the objectives of reducing gun violence and aiding law enforcement in gun-related crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the intention may be well-meaning, multiple studies doubt the reliability of existing imprinting technology. On firing pin microstamping technology, <\/span>a study<\/a> by the National Academy of Sciences<\/span> concluded that “the durability and survivability of markings on the bullet are still major concerns. Bullets would also be likely to suffer corrosive effects of blood and other substances.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Another\u00a0<\/span>study<\/a> from Iowa State University<\/span> stated that “legitimate questions exist related to the technical aspects, production costs, and database management associated with microstamping that should be addressed before wife scale implementation is legislatively mandated.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The holder of the patent for microstamping technology himself made known that further studies should be conducted before its implementation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless, new gun legislation may be especially ill-timed. In California, according to a <\/span>study<\/a> published by the University of California-Davis<\/span>, an estimated 110,000 individuals\u2014including 47,000 new owners\u2014have acquired a firearm during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News<\/em> reports<\/a><\/span> that the “FBI conducted <\/span>462,000 background checks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0related to handgun purchases in California from March through September, an increase of 209,000, or 83%, from the same period last year. That\u2019s more than in any other seven-month period on record.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“<\/span>Background checks related to long gun or other gun sales also rose statewide, by 110,000, or 54%, from March through September compared with the same period in 2019,” KHN<\/em> added.<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears that the attitude of Californians towards gun ownership may be growing favorably, but the State Legislature must preserve our Second Amendment rights, rather than further constricting them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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