Why should New York pass microstamping legislation?
• Microstamping works: When police officers find a shell casing at a crime scene, their chance of identifying the gun used is more than 25 times higher using microstamping technology than using the current ballistic markings system.1 If the police find just three microstamped shell casings, they have more than a 90% chance of identifying the gun.2 • Microstamping is cost-effective: The proposed New York microstamping law would ensure the cost of adding this crucial technology is less than $12 per handgun,3 and it will likely cost far less.4 • Microstamping is easy: No new ammunition is required, and the technology does not change how firearms operate. Also, gun owners can still replace the firing pins on their handguns when they are damaged or in need of replacement.
