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According to a website promoting this idea, every single bullet made for certain caliber handguns and so-called “assault rifles” would have to be marked with a “unique identifier.” I suppose this marking could be an alpha-numeric serial number, Germanic runes, or Egyptian hieroglyphs. I would suspect serial numbers, teeny tiny, really small, itty bitty, itsy witsy, eenie weenie, microscopic serial numbers.

They could mark them by the box, or by the case, but wouldn’t it be so utterly cool, and oh so progressive, if an ammunition maker had to mark every single bullet with its very own, absolutely unique number. The retooling costs alone would be astronomical. Oh Joyous Day! Each round would cost a small fortune to manufacture! Think how many lives would be saved! It boggles the mind. No! It really does. It boggles the mind. You have to wonder about the people who come up with these things. (For those of you recently educated in public schools, this paragraph is an example of sarcasm.)

The marking number would be applied to the actual projectile base, making the process different from “microstamping,” which would put an identifier on the cartridge case from the firing pin of the weapon. What a unique idea! Police could trace a criminal shooter by matching a bullet at a crime scene with the stupendous, humongous, stupendous, gigantic, gargantuan database contained in “Big Brother’s” computer network.

Practical problems with this approach might be something like the following. Professional criminals would not use marked ammunition. There would be widespread non-compliance with the proposed requirement that all unmarked ammunition be destroyed or used within two years after the implementation of the law. This law would do nothing to hinder spree killers who often remain at the crime scene until they are stopped by police or armed citizens, or commit suicide.

This attack on gun ownership would raise the price of ammunition to prohibitive levels, create massive disrespect for police agencies, breed armies of informants, result in the deaths of officers and citizens, foster a huge black market in unmarked and fraudulently marked ammuniton, and cause many law-abiding ammunition makers to go out of business. Seems to me to be a really bad idea! Remember learning about how Prohibition corrupted law enforcement, promoted the rise of powerful criminal gangs, and degraded the respect of the general population for law and order. (If you were taking all self-esteem seminars, Marxist economics, and “New Games” classes in high school and college, take my word on this.)

Of course, few of the above consequences would apparently bother the Liberal backers of such propositions, since their goal seems to be the disarmament of the American People. Great Britain serves as a sad example of this kind of “nanny state” thinking. (See Category “Foreign Gun Laws.”) What are the Liberals planning that is so terrible that they fear free speech and armed resistance? (See my posts on the “Fairness Doctrine” for the free speech part of these schemes.)

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The Second Amendment Foundation issued a press release yesterday reflecting the nomination of the Clinton Administration official.  You remember Janet Reno:  “Assault Weapons” Ban, Waco, Ruby Ridge.  Her lieutenant’s appointment as Attorney General is a pretty clear indication of the real intentions of “The Chosen One.”

An Obamanista caller today on Peter Boyle’s Denver radio talk show, voiced a willingness to bet Conservatives that he, the caller, would still have his shotgun and his pistol at the end of a four-year Obama Administration.  It could happen.  In 2012, he could be paying a five-hundred percent tax on ammunition.  The caller could be keeping his registered weapons unloaded, locked up, and disassembled, so that they are useless to him for self-defense.  He could be driving two hundred miles to buy ammunition, since there may be no gun stores within five miles of a park or a school.  He probably won’t be attending gun shows, because there probably won’t be any gun shows.  He may not need ammunition, because PETA may have banned hunting.  Rifle, pistol, and shotgun ranges may all be closed, because of “environmental concerns” over lead contamination or noise issues.  Don’t even think about concealed carry!  If our intrepid caller seals the handgun barrel with lead, he may be able to use his pistol as a paperweight.

The crowning irony regarding this morning’s caller to the Peter Boyles’ Show, is that the caller may not be able to report on the air about the results of his gamble with his Second Amendment rights.  If Democrats succeed in killing talk radio with the “Fairness Doctrine,” we may never hear from our bold Obama supporter again.

On the other hand, if over 80 million gun owners rise as one and say, not “No,” but “Hell No!” we may be able to save at least some of the legacy of freedom passed down to us by the many brave American men and women who fought and died for liberty.  An assault upon the rights of any gun owner is an attack upon us all.  A “Fairness Doctrine” raid against the First Amendment strikes at the very heart of our constitutional republic.

If you don’t speak out now, you will lose your First and Second Amendment rights.  Ask yourself this question every day.  What is the Left planning that is so terrible that they fear free speech and armed resistance?

The friend of the tyrant is merely his last victim.

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