SPF,
Another point to this knee jerk reaction. The honest people that own guns have no objection to trying to improve any way to slow down the crime rate. But I can go to any city here, San Francisco comes to mind as I have seen it in the past, and within an hour have any type of gun I want, including a Uzi, AR-16 or whatever and all of the ammunition I want. Most of the few murders they do actually solve in this area are from these type guns that are bought from illegal, under the table garbage that gets them from the military or steals them and alters them. Or someone just breaks into a place and steals a few guns, uses them for a crime and throws them away. I don't know why as there isn't a lot up here for major crime unless you count the meth labs and marijuana business, but now unless someone murders the son or daughter of a local politician it doesn't even make the front pages of the paper. When I first came here, if anyone broke into a store or home it was front page news. I just don't see how this ammunition micro marking mess is going to do anything but cost people a lot of money. The people doing the crime need to be held responsible with more than a slap on the wrist as that would do more to deter it than taking away guns and ammo from people who don't do them. I just don't think banning guns from honest people is going to help or do anything but raise the crime rate as then the bad guys know that they can break into any place and the people there can't defend themselves.
Ron
