- SACRAMENTO (AP) - A state
Senate committee approved a proposal Tuesday to put a serial number on
every handgun bullet made or sold in California.
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- The measure cleared the Senate Public Safety Committee
on a 4-2 vote over opposition from manufacturers, firearms dealers and
sport shooters.
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- The technology exists to laser-cut bullets with a number
that police could use to trace who purchased bullets used in crimes, said
Democratic sponsor Sen. Joseph Dunn.
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- Purchasers would pay up to a half a cent per bullet to
fund record-keeping by the state Department of Justice. Vendors would pay
up to $50 a year.
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- "We'll solve a lot of crimes if this becomes law,"
said Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
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- If approved by the Legislature, the law would take effect
in July 2007.
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