Sounds like revolver sales are going to take a huge jump in New York.
Really.
In that case, the obvious thing to do is extend the requirement to revolvers! And they probably will.
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Exactly. It makes no sense to single out semi-automatic firearms. Even if you did find microstamped shell casings at a crime scene, it doesn't necessarily prove anything. Criminals could also use this technology to plant false evidence.
These New Yorkers really don’t know anything about firearms do the?
What’s to prevent a criminal from policing up his brass at crime scene and dropping some one elses of similar caliber from a gun range.