The Gun Fear Factor: The Beltway sniper is no reason to target guns.

Wall St Journal ^ | October 17, 2002

[SJackson]

The only thing worse than a horror like the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks is the way some politicians seem prepared to exploit them. The shootings are being used as one more argument for gun control, so we guess someone has to explain one more time why this would make no difference.

[Freedom2specul8]

Here are more of his pics

http://www.liberty-belles.org/flyers.htm

[Freedom2specul8]

His name is Oleg something

[Freedom2specul8]

Oleg Volk--I didn't realize that was his website. (I'm embarrassed) No more pings, I promise. :)

[glock rocks]

LOL, Kim... i just got back from a sunrise walk for a mile in the foothills... i see you have everything under control here.

well done, carry on :o)

[harpseal]

You can most likely match a round from one to the next close number fired.

The key words are "most likely" there is nothing guaranteed in any of this. Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[bandleader]

That's alright with me!Let The democRATS keep their image as"Gun-Grabbers"through this next election!!This alone will GUARANTEE that Tom DaSHOLE will lose his illegitimate plurality!!!

[Travis McGee]

Yes! So true! ROTFLMAO!

BLOAT, Cache, and take names!

[harpseal]

You can most likely match a round from one to the next close number fired.

The key words are "most likely" there is nothing guaranteed in any of this. Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[aught-6]

The Beltway sniper is no reason to target guns.

The beltway sniper has demonstrated that the Government absolutely can't and won't be responsible for an individuals safety.

[Ancesthntr]

How do they expect to get the ballistic imprint of all those existing guns? Who will bring guns in to register them voluntarily. If they try to impose a criminal penalty on those who refuse why should they not use those guns on the politicians who would destroy our nation??? i edo not have answers just questions.

I have more (related) questions:

Will they also fingerprint and get DNA profiles on every citizen and permanent resident (not just gun owners)? If so, just how will they sell it? How will they get it past the courts?

What will prevent gun owners from getting new barrels, firing pins, extractors, etc. (for the sake of better accuracy, you know)? This will destroy the effectiveness of the database.

What about guns the gov't knows nothing about, like pre-'68 purchases (no Form 4473), war trophies (doubtless millions over the course of the last century) and illegal imports?

This whole furor over ballistic fingerprinting is actually good - it shows the lefties for what they are (sponsors of feel-good but do-nothing legislation, dancers on the graves of murder victims, ignorant SOBs related to a subject that the claim to know so much about, etc.).

Make no mistake (and most of us here haven't), ballistic fingerprinting isn't about solving crimes now or in the future - it is all about registration of guns and gun owners.