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Battle Rages Over Code That Could Solve Gun Crimes

Microstamping would imprint numbers on shell casings

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2012 8:07 AM CDT

(Newser) – One of the toughest tasks police face: IDing the gun used to commit a crime. One way to potentially eliminate much of the problem: microstamping, in which a laser engraves a code on a portion of the gun that, when fired, can then imprint said...   Read full story »

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