Push for 'microstamping' gun technology faces test in NY Legislature this week
There is a new push in Albany on requiring microstamping -- technology that allows a unique code to be etched into each bullet casing as a weapon is fired.There is a new push in Albany on requiring microstamping -- technology that allows a unique code to be etched into each bullet casing as a weapon is fired.In 2010, gun-control activists thought they were on the verge of a major victory in Albany.
That sentiment is bolstered in part by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s backing as she pushes a series of gun-control measures in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The concept of microstamping drew a lukewarm response from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, which represents county sheriffs across the state. Peter Kehoe, executive director of the organization, wrote in an email that the association has “not taken a formal position on the issue.”