Matt Janes's Blog

Well so now we have the added requirement for a handgun to be listed "safe" to sell in the state of California, it must have a microscopic array of the serial number of the firearm imprinted into the chamber of the pistol. This technology is so far only available from one provider. Depending on the units that any manufacturer may want to produce and sell in California, the cost to implement the technology could be cost prohibitive. The problem with all this is that you could take an abrasive wheel to the inside of the chamber with no adverse effects to the firearm and the array would be gone. And since barrels are not a controlled item, just change the barrel. Heck buy a revolver and don't leave brass at the crime scene. Better yet, frame someone by picking up their brass and planting them at your crime scene.

My thought process on this is that it also becomes kind of a moot point anyway because ever since it became a requirment that all manufacturers have both a magazine disconnect safety and a loaded chamber indicator, no manufacturer has added a new gun to California's list anyway. So don't believe Arnold when he says he wants another tool for law enforcement, he sold out! This was a way to guarantee no new pistol models for California. Over time manufacturers loose interest in models or update them for current demand. There will come a day when your choice of pistols for sale in California will be VERY slim.

The problem now to repeal these laws would have to prove they are unconstitutional or a danger to public safety or repealed by the legislature with a 2/3 vote. None of which I suspect will happen.

I guess it's time to start talking about East California again! Give the coast to the liberals from San Francisco to LA. We'll keep the rest!