BREAKING NEWS!
Amanda Wilcox, CA Legislation and Policy Chair, just reported that a Fresno Court dismissed a case against our “ microstamping” requirement for handguns sold in California!
She noted that many CA Brady chapter members, including our Orange County Brady Chapter, worked hard on our microstamping bill in 2007. Under the bill, new models of handguns must have “microstamping” technology, whereby internal parts of a gun stamp intentional marks onto the bullet casings, which may be the only evidence left at a crime scene. Law enforcement can use these marks to solve gun crimes and find armed criminals before they do more harm.
Aside from attending our lobby day and press events - and writing many letters – our chapter leaders did a tremendous job getting 65 local police chiefs and sheriffs to endorse the bill. We were very pleased that many OC Chiefs signed on in support of microstamping. The CA Brady Chapters were instrumental in getting the bill passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor.
This court decision is a big development as the litigation was keeping us in limbo and hindering efforts and strategies to get microstamping implemented.
Our Orange County Brady Chapter congratulates Amanda and all our chapters in this major victory!
(If you would like a copy of the Judgment, please email us for a FDF file.)
