Microstamping bills in New York

[nyrifleman]

Just got this e-mail from NRA-ILA. I checked and the information is accurate. What they don't mention in the e-mail is that for the first time, there is a majority of Democrats in the NYS Senate (usually, because the Senate representation is not dependent on population size, the Republican-leaning Upstate NY get enough Republicans in to veto anti-gun legislation).

All New Yorkers who love guns, please heed!

Legislation Advances that Could Ban All New Semiautomatic Handguns!
Please Stand Up and Make Your Voices Heard!

Assembly Bill 6468C, sponsored by State Assemblywomen Michelle Schimel (D-16), passed the Assembly and the Senate version of the bill, Senate Bill 6005, sponsored by State Senator Eric Schneiderman (D-31), is currently pending in the Senate Codes Committee. Both bills require that semiautomatic pistols manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer in the state of New York be capable of micro-stamping and establish fines for violations of this requirement.

Micro-stamping is an unproven technology that would require unique identifying information from the firearm, including the make, model, and serial number, to be etched into the firing pin and breech face in such a manner that those identifiers are imprinted on the cartridge case upon firing. The technology can easily be defeated with common household tools, has no public safety value, and adds substantially to the cost of the firearm. If passed, the availability of semi-automatic handguns in New York could be in jeopardy, as manufacturers simply may choose not to build or sell firearms for purchase in the state, which is the goal of this legislation.

If allowed to become law, this bill will serve as a ban on all new semiautomatic handguns in New York State! It is imperative that you contact your lawmakers and ask their position on A6468C and S6005. Also, respectfully urge them to oppose these bills.

State Assembly Members can be reached by phone at (518) 455-4100. To find your Assembly Member, please click here.

Your State Senator can be contacted through the Senate switchboard at (518) 455-2800. To find your State Senator, please click here.

Also, please email NRA-ILA’s State & Local Affairs Division at state&[email protected] and let us know what response you are getting from your lawmakers concerning A6468C and S6005.

 

[WoofersInc]

This is basically what California passed. However the Cali law is on hold because as of this point the technology doesn't exist to make this a industry standard.

I forsee it being passed by New York also, and placed on hold like it is in Cali.
If not, it will be a de-facto ban on handguns, and if things work well in the MacDonald case, it should be overthrown in the higher courts..