Microstamping definition

Microstamping means that a pistol, when fired, will imprint a number or other identifying code on cartridge cases. The cartridge cases are ejected from the gun as it fires and may be left scattered on the ground at crime scenes. If police recover a cartridge case with a microstamped code on it, they can use the code to determine what gun was used to commit the crime. See David Muradyan, Firearm Microstamping: A “Bullet with a Name on It,” 39 MCGEORGE L. REV. 616, 625 (2008). The District’s “microstamping” requirement takes effect on January 1, 2011, while California’s similar requirement takes effect one year earlier. See Second Firearms Control Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2008, sec. 3(l), § 408(b), 56 D.C. Reg. at 1375.; CAL. PENAL CODE § 12126(b)(7) (West 2009).
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Examples of Microstamping in a sentence

  • The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking to obtain one (1) full-time Project Manager consultant to conduct project management activities on the Microstamping and Law Enforcement Transfer (M-LET) Project in complying with - legislation that includes Assembly Bill (AB) 2699 (Chapter 289, Statutes 2020) and possibly AB 2847 (Chapter 292, Statutes of 2020): (which is currently on hold).