Posted on 03/01/2008 9:23:47 AM PST by neverdem
BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today is calling on lawmakers in the states of Washington, Arizona, New York, Illinois, Hawaii and several other states to scrutinize legislation that would require ammunition coding, because it mandates a soul source monopoly for a Seattle-based company that owns the technology.
Based on a story in the new edition of Gun Week, and a look at virtually identical legislation that has been introduced in several states, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said there are serious questions that need to be addressed about these measures, and the effort to pass them into law.
"Sponsors of bills that would require coding of cartridge casings and bullets in their respective states have neglected to mention that there is only one company in the country with the technology, and that company has been working with a 'hired-gun' consulting firm that offers its help to lawmakers drafting the legislation," Gottlieb said. "Essentially, you have state legislators working as promoters for a company called Ammunition Coding System, pushing measures in at least ten states that would mandate the use of this proprietary technology at the expense of gun owners.
"Even if the technology were licensed to various ammunition manufacturers," he continued, "it still puts one company in a monopoly position. On its own website, the company even acknowledges that legislation would be required to implement what many gun owners believe is a back-door gun registry, by forcing dealers to keep records on who purchases ammunition.
"Creating a technology, and applying for a patent while hiring a consulting firm to push legislation that requires this technology is horribly self-serving," Gottlieb added. "The fact that in every state these measures are being pushed, the sponsors are anti-gun lawmakers, simply adds to the suspicion.
"Giving one company a legislated monopoly in any other area would bring down a media firestorm," Gottlieb stated. "The government would never allow it. State senators, representatives or assemblymen who get involved with this effort should ask themselves just what it's worth to essentially be lobbyists for a monopoly."
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (http://www.ccrkba.org/) is one of the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.
[. . .mandates a soul source monopoly. . .]
If it’s a “soul source” it should be located in Motown.
A back door registration scheme deserves redundant pings.
Look into NAIS chips for ALL out critters- Same problem- Verichip has the technology that has been “approved”.
Already heard that horses that have been chipped are having nerve damage in their necks. Won’t do it to mine.
Weak defense. This is akin to saying, “I’m OK with the execution, but would like a choice in who pulls the lever”...
Surely not in MY America!
course, is hasn't been mine for a very long time.
Very interesting.
The company that holds the patent....Ravensforge LLC is located in the same building, same subsection as Ammunition Coding Systems.
Russell Ford and Steven Mace are listed as the inventors.
Russell Ford was recent on Cam and Company.
Steven Mace is a moderator at The Guns Network LLC.
Gee, I would be willing to bet that coded ammo will blow just as big of a hole in a traitor as uncoded ammo.
I betcha a buck it will.
These fascists must be stopped. Our children’s future is at stake.
Everyone needs to donate to the PRO 2nd organization of your choice and raise HELL with your reps about this.
Mr Xerox had the same problem...
Dead animals rot from within.
Redundancy is the keyword in these times, buddy.
Has CCRKBA done anything other than just talk?
I use revolvers. They don’t routinely eject shell casings.
Having said that, if you use common designs such as 1911 pistols, there are wonderful drop in barrels to get around the registered barrel.
Criminals don’t register. Legally to require them to do so would be self incrimination. If criminals obeyed the law, they wouldn’t be criminals, rather they would be lawyers or politicians.
I looked this up on the legislature’s site and it says the bill “died in committee” Feb. 19. It will probably be revived at some point.
“I use revolvers. They don’t routinely eject shell casings.”
Discussions of the bills that I have seen include the inscription of the identifying number on the *base* of each bullet.
This is in part, banning by economics. If you increase the cost of each .22 cartridge from 3 cents to 13 cents, it will cut down on a lot of training time and instruction of children.
It will have virtually no effect on crime, but, hey, that was never the main objective.
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