NY just killed the CoBIS law.
Great news
BILL NUMBER:S459
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to repeal section 396-ff of the general business law relating to the
pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To discontinue the
use of the New York Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) and
to remove the shell casing requirement from state law.
JUSTIFICATION:
It is the conclusion of two studies by
the California Department of Justice conducted two years ago and a 2004
study conducted by the Maryland State Police that the ballistic database
systems in these states are a waste of time, money and manpower. The
Maryland report cited the complete failure of the New York Combined
Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) to produce a single "hit" on a
gun crime as complete failure of that system. The CoBIS system is
costing taxpayers approximately $4 million per year and it is a
certainty that the State Police could find a better use for those
millions.
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S459-2011
Great news
BILL NUMBER:S459
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to repeal section 396-ff of the general business law relating to the
pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To discontinue the
use of the New York Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) and
to remove the shell casing requirement from state law.
JUSTIFICATION:
It is the conclusion of two studies by
the California Department of Justice conducted two years ago and a 2004
study conducted by the Maryland State Police that the ballistic database
systems in these states are a waste of time, money and manpower. The
Maryland report cited the complete failure of the New York Combined
Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) to produce a single "hit" on a
gun crime as complete failure of that system. The CoBIS system is
costing taxpayers approximately $4 million per year and it is a
certainty that the State Police could find a better use for those
millions.
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S459-2011