Microstamping in action

California’s microstamping law goes into effect on January 1.  How’s it working out?

“… The law is on hold as state officials work out regulations governing how new guns will be approved …”

Should we be optimistic that will happen any time soon?

“… California regulators have approved far fewer semi-automatic pistols for sale in the wake of a state law that required new safety devices in 2006 and 2007 …”

I’ll take that as a No.  Are manufacturers going to comply or leave the market?

“… Now, with a new bullet-stamping law scheduled to take effect in 2010, the gun industry predicts it will introduce even fewer new models in California rather than install a device necessary to trace individual casings to a statewide database. “California will become like Cuba with cars,” said Lawrence Keane, senior counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents the gun industry. “You will only be able to get very old models of guns.” … Manufacturers say the microstamping technology is unproven and would add hundreds of dollars in new production costs to guns …”

Leave the market. Just as the antis intended.