Glock begins collecting evidence
In addition to the unified databases, authorities are hoping that gun manufacturers will also
contribute to the database even before crimes are committed.
Glock Inc., a gunmaker based in Smyrna, Ga., is beginning a pilot project in January to collect
cartridges and bullets test-fired from every gun that comes off the assembly line.
The bullets are then matched with the guns' serial numbers and forwarded to the ATF. If a bullet
is recovered at a crime scene, the ATF can trace the gun's owner through records kept by
Glock, the wholesaler and the gun dealer.
Only one gun company has joined
Glock officials said the innovation represented a welcome change from politically charged gun
control legislation.
"If it works, it's a win-win situation," said Paul Jannuzzo, the general counsel and vice president
of Glock. "It's fighting crime instead of passing laws against citizens -- law-abiding citizens."
But no other gunmakers have yet joined the project, largely because they are anxious about
the effect it will have on production, Jannuzzo said.
"The collection process could slow down production incredibly," Jannuzzo said. "You've got to
collect two cartridges, two casings from each gun fired. I'm still waiting to see if that works, too."
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