SMART FIRING PIN??

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cjb

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A few weeks ago I was reading an article in a gunsmithing rag about someone coming up with the idea of laser etching a handguns serial number on it's firing pin/striker. They have tried it, and it supposedly works.
Now when empty brass is found at a crime scene, the police can track down the gun by the serial number.SO... now a firing pin/striker becomes a controlled item requiring an FFL to purchase. And if you break one, the factory will have to make you a new one for 6 million dollars! Now, what does a criminal do? Change firing pins regularly!!! Anyone else hear about this garbage?? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
CJB
" want MORE gun control? use BOTH hands! "
 
What if the goblin is a neat freak and tidies
up, (picks up his brass)? I think this is
the result of an overactive imagination on
some writer's part.

Anyway, use a revolver, problem solved....

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"Stay alive with a 45"
 
Originally I thought that this was a good idea. After all, I don't have anything to hide and I would only use my firearm in lawful self-defense, but then I got to thinking about it ...

What happens when you're shooting at an in-door range (or even an out-door one for that matter) and the brass goes flying past the bench. How are you going to get it back to ensure that somebody doesn't later dump it at a crime scene somewhere. If you have somebody next to you who is shooting the same caliber gun (and you both bought reload ammo at the range), how are you going to tell whose brass is whose since I'm assuming that it will not be possible to make out the stamped primer with the naked eye even if assisted with a magnifying glass.

While it may seem like a good idea on the surface, it brings it own set of problems which might be worse than the one that it is trying to solve.

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Someone has been watchin too much TV. How about a little brillo pad to the sucker or som eother polishing. Way to easy to defeat as far as a crime control device. AS a way of driving up costs it would work great.
 
Assuming that this actually took place, and that an owner did NOT intentionally wear down the numbers, how many rounds do you think the marking would be good for? It's hard to believe that it would last long, even with "normal" usage.
 
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