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___________________________________________________________PRESS RELEASE To: ALL MEDIAFor immediate releaseOctober 2, 2008 For more information contact:Ted Novin 203-426-1320 Sporting Arms Industry Statement on Failures of Ballistic Imaging DatabaseNEWTOWN, Conn. -- Following an AP article (“NY new-gun database has yet to lead to prosecution,” September 29, 2008) citing the failures of the New York and Maryland ballistic imaging databases, and testimony yesterday in a Washington, D.C. City Council hearing where the Executive Director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence conceded that ballistic imaging has “not been successful,” the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) – an association of the nation's leading...

·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Maryland State Police Seeking to Retool Ballistic Imaging Program!   Monday, April 21, 2008   Please Make Your Voice Heard Today! The Maryland State Police have quietly drafted new regulations on the state’s ballistic imaging program, the Maryland Integrated Ballistics Identification System (MD-IBIS).   Current regulations require that “The pertinent data base be searchable for comparison purposes to shell casings from crime scenes for the purpose of identifying the source of these casings.” If the new regulations are adopted the language concerning crime scenes will be removed and require that “The pertinent data...

·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Anti-Gunners Launching Full-Scale Attack in Connecticut!   Tuesday, March 04, 2008   Please Contact the Joint Judiciary Committee Today!The anti-gun push is on in Hartford. This week, two proposals very dangerous to gun owners were "raised" and could soon be considered by the Joint Judiciary Committee.  Raised Bill No. 603 would require all ammunition sold in Connecticut to be coded with an individual serial number (ammunition serialization) and entered into a statewide database at the time of sale.  Encoded ammunition would be registered to the purchaser and would include the date of transaction, the purchaser’s name,...

A national database containing images of ballistic markings from all new and imported guns sold in the U.S. should not be created at this time, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report recommends improvements to an existing database of crime-related ballistic evidence and urges further research on "microstamping."News ReleaseOpening StatementFull Report (FReebie!)

Ballistic Imaging: Not Ready for Prime Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Policy Backgrounder No. 160 April 30, 2003 by David B. Kopel., & H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. Introduction What Is Ballistic Imaging? Ballistic Databases Limitations of Ballistic Imaging Accuracy of Computer Matching Conclusion Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction Following the sniper attacks that plagued Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia in the early fall of 2002, gun control advocates intensified their demands that the federal government develop a "ballistic fingerprint" database. Legislators in several states and in Congress, including long-time gun control advocate Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.), have proposed bills requiring gun manufacturers to test fire...