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Commission backs study of microstamping, recommends conditional requirement for new semiautomatic handguns
Summary
The Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology voted to recommend that the Massachusetts General Court authorize a feasibility study and establish standards for microstamping, and to pursue legislation that could require microstamping on newly registered semiautomatic handguns if state tests find the technology viable.
The Special Legislative Commission on Emerging Firearm Technology on July 20 recommended that the Massachusetts General Court pursue legislation modeled on California and New York to study and, if feasible, require microstamping on newly registered semiautomatic handguns.
The recommendation directs the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPS) to evaluate the feasibility and viability of microstamping technology, including forensic recovery processes, laboratory equipment needs, practitioner…
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