MD' law: What info can be secured from fired shell casings?

[Jimbuck]

A retired trooper told me he worked in the warehouse for awhile. The casing are all over the floor, rats have chewed open the envelopes and the envelopes are just tossed in a box when they are received. Sounds like a well oiled machine working to me!!!!!!!!

 

[ThunderStick]

NY sacked its system last year after a decade of use, millions of dollars manning it, harassment of countless gun owners and dealers, and two "hits". Are we now the only state in the nation that requires a spent shell casing? Anyone knows whether the MSP ever had a single "hit"?

Not one case solved by MSP utilizing the system.

 

[TacticalSasquach]

NY sacked its system last year after a decade of use, millions of dollars manning it, harassment of countless gun owners and dealers, and two "hits". Are we now the only state in the nation that requires a spent shell casing? Anyone knows whether the MSP ever had a single "hit"?

this is an excellent question. I wonder if Md is the last holdout on spent casings

 

[danb]

NY sacked its system last year after a decade of use, millions of dollars manning it, harassment of countless gun owners and dealers, and two "hits". Are we now the only state in the nation that requires a spent shell casing? Anyone knows whether the MSP ever had a single "hit"?

do you have a link/ source for this?

 

[Sundazes]

Hmm... What is the price if scrap brass going for these days?

 

[Raylon Rules]

I'd probably just collect my spent shell casings if I committed a crime with a personal firearm, although I wouldn't be in such a situation to begin with. People watch too much tv. Barrel changes are pretty simple too. I guess ballistic fingerprinting is mainly to catch the criminally stupid. Is that an oxymoron?

 

[Brooklyn]

Any essentially for delivering NO SERVICE OR VALUE to the applicant.

Granted, it's a fee, but since SCOTUS has ruled that the 'fees and penalties' for ObamaCare equate to a tax ... it's a TAX.

And at $10/per that equals $1,775,810 since 2008 through March of this years alone.

TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION ...

Sounds like a revolutionary saying, doesn't it ?

I am not aware of a fee for the shell casing, unless you need an ffl 007 to do it for you here in MD.

I would bet that they lose money on every app, and that the storage of all those shell casings cost more than they will ever recover.

Another thought -- is a given shell casing subject to PIA request or other legal claim. If I wanted to prove that my FFL compiled with the law when they charged me the $50 fee. say for example I suied an FFL 07 for non performance, and they needed to prove that it was submitted, could they supeana the production of the shell casing

For the record, its just idle curiosity .. far to much cost just to make a point---

But if some journalist wanted to do a story on this, could they force the state to produce a shell casing, along with the needed chain of custody information to ensure that any such evidence would hold up in court.

Again just speculation -- I don't think its worth the trouble myself.

 

[danb]

I am not aware of a fee for the shell casing, unless you need an ffl 007 to do it for you here in MD.

I would bet that they lose money on every app, and that the storage of all those shell casings cost more than they will ever recover.

Another thought -- is a given shell casing subject to PIA request or other legal claim. If I wanted to prove that my FFL compiled with the law when they charged me the $50 fee. say for example I suied an FFL 07 for non performance, and they needed to prove that it was submitted, could they supeana the production of the shell casing

For the record, its just idle curiosity .. far to much cost just to make a point---

But if some journalist wanted to do a story on this, could they force the state to produce a shell casing, along with the needed chain of custody information to ensure that any such evidence would hold up in court.

Again just speculation -- I don't think its worth the trouble myself.

That would be real investigative reporting. Maybe they'd even get a picture of the (alleged) 55 gal drum.

Alas, there are no newspapers in the state that do that anymore.

 

[Brooklyn]

That would be real investigative reporting. Maybe they'd even get a picture of the (alleged) 55 gal drum.

Alas, there are no newspapers in the state that do that anymore.

NOT THIS STATE.

 

[DoubleTap007]

All of the above is true but they change over time with use of the firearm.

This is the truth right here. Firing pins, chambers, etc, wear over time. Also pins, barrels, etc can all be changed.

 

[Marksman]

Two strokes with a file on the firing pin and you've just changed the 'unique characteristics' of the firearm. Stupid Maryland, My Maryland.