Which states require new handgun models to have microstamping technology?
2 states have adopted this policy
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Alabama has not adopted this policy
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Alaska has not adopted this policy
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Arizona has not adopted this policy
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Arkansas has not adopted this policy
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California has adopted this policy
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Colorado has not adopted this policy
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Connecticut has not adopted this policy
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Delaware has not adopted this policy
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Florida has not adopted this policy
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Georgia has not adopted this policy
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Hawaii has not adopted this policy
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Idaho has not adopted this policy
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Illinois has not adopted this policy
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Indiana has not adopted this policy
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Iowa has not adopted this policy
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Kansas has not adopted this policy
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Kentucky has not adopted this policy
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Louisiana has not adopted this policy
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Maine has not adopted this policy
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Maryland has not adopted this policy
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Massachusetts has not adopted this policy
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Michigan has not adopted this policy
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Minnesota has not adopted this policy
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Mississippi has not adopted this policy
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Missouri has not adopted this policy
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Montana has not adopted this policy
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Nebraska has not adopted this policy
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Nevada has not adopted this policy
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New Hampshire has not adopted this policy
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New Jersey has not adopted this policy
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New Mexico has not adopted this policy
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New York has adopted this policy
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North Carolina has not adopted this policy
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North Dakota has not adopted this policy
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Ohio has not adopted this policy
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Oklahoma has not adopted this policy
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Oregon has not adopted this policy
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Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy
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Rhode Island has not adopted this policy
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South Carolina has not adopted this policy
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South Dakota has not adopted this policy
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Tennessee has not adopted this policy
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Texas has not adopted this policy
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Utah has not adopted this policy
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Vermont has not adopted this policy
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Virginia has not adopted this policy
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Washington has not adopted this policy
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West Virginia has not adopted this policy
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Wisconsin has not adopted this policy
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Wyoming has not adopted this policy
What It Does
For decades, manufacturers have refused to build basic ballistics identification features into their guns—including microstamping technology, which marks bullets and cartridge cases with a unique fingerprint each time a firearm is discharged. Microstamping allows law enforcement who recover ballistics at the scene of a shooting to immediately identify the gun used to commit the crime. Gunmakers have admitted in court filings that it is technically feasible to add microstamping features to the firing pins of their guns, yet the firearm industry went to great lengths to circumvent a California law requiring new firearm models to be “microstamp-ready.” After continued inaction by the gun industry, California passed a law in 2023 setting benchmark dates for the production of microstamping components so that by 2028, all semiautomic pistols sold in the state will be microstamping-enabled.
The Impact
Violent crime clearance rates have been decreasing across US cities since 2010. In 2020, 45.6 percent of reported murders and non-negligent homicides and 53.6 percent of aggravated assaults went unsolved. When aggravated assaults involve guns, they’re cleared at lower rates than when they involve any other means. We must give law enforcement all the tools needed to bring justice to victims and survivors.
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 31910; NY Executive Law 837-w, NY Penal Code § 265.38.
Motion to Dismiss: Memorandum of Points and Authorities, Renna v. Becerra, No. 3:20-cv-02190-DMS-DEB (S.D. Cal. Jan. 25, 2021), ECF. No. 12, from at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18619597/renna/.
Clearance rates: Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Table 26 – Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means by Geographic Region and Division, 2020,” accessed January 19, 2022. Not all law enforcement agencies report data to the FBI.
