What exactly have the Shell Casing Laws accomplished in MD?

jdramsey said:

I'm actually surprised that they have never had a match. You would think that somewhere along the way, a gun that was legally purchased and entered in the database, would have been stolen and used to commit a crime. Of course this won't help solve the crime since it will only lead police back to the legal owner that the gun was stolen from. So the moral of that story is, make sure you report it stolen right away. Before the police show up with a warrant for your arrest and kick your front door in.

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jdramsey said:

I will now give you instructions to commit the perfect murder and use Md's balistic database to prove your inocense.

#1 Purchase a springfield XD in the .40 cal (yes I know it's the gayest of calibers.)
This will of couse be entered in the database.
#2 Purchase replacement barrel in .357Sig (a very un-gay caliber)
#3 Install .357Sig barrel.
#4 Give the bolt face, extractor, and tip of the firing pin a couple of swipes with some sand paper.
#5 Take out your intended target.
#6 Reinstall the Gay .40 cal barrel.
#7 Give the bolt face, extractor, and tip of the firing pin a couple of swipes with some sand paper of a different grit than was used the first time.
#8 Toss .357sig barrel in the Bay.

And vola, no way the MD Balistic database can match your gun to the crime.

I'm not advocating that anybody do this, just pointing out that anybody with half a brain can out smart the MD balistic database. Thus proving it's uselessness.

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Llyrin said:

That would sound like a typical far-left argument. I honestly believe some of those (I mean the ones WAY out in the far-left field) think that is true, that is you buy a firearm known ahead of time that the state has a spent shell of yours, that you will think twice before you rob that liquor store, or hold up that gas station you were thinking about knocking off.

The problem, of course, with that line of thinking is that they assume anyone who buys a firearm, even legally, is a potential criminal. It never seems to sink in that those of us legally purchasing firearms don't commit crimes, with only extremly rare exceptions.

Another thing that never sinks into the gun-grabbers is that only law-abiding citizens obey the law. The pass onerous gun laws and then blame other states for the local gun crime problem. That's because it has never been about reducing crime; it's about getting rid of the guns.

Now, if they wanted to identify firearms used in crimes that were, perhaps, stolen from the legal owner, they could just as easily have made a law that required the legal owner to keep a spent shell. Then, if that weapon was ever stolen, you could turn in your spent shell (or face some minor fine). That would have had the same effect overall, and not cost an additional dime for the taxpayer, or the firearm manufacturer, or the purchaser.

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mikec said:

This is crazy talk. Why should I be required to assist the police? Should I be required to keep up to date tire tread prints, in case my car is stolen? Should i be required to keep a log of each kitchen knife I own and a cut pattern ? Hell no.

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jdramsey said:

I will now give you instructions to commit the perfect murder and use Md's balistic database to prove your inocense.

#1 Purchase a springfield XD in the .40 cal (yes I know it's the gayest of calibers.)
This will of couse be entered in the database.
#2 Purchase replacement barrel in .357Sig (a very un-gay caliber)
#3 Install .357Sig barrel.
#4 Give the bolt face, extractor, and tip of the firing pin a couple of swipes with some sand paper.
#5 Take out your intended target.
#6 Reinstall the Gay .40 cal barrel.
#7 Give the bolt face, extractor, and tip of the firing pin a couple of swipes with some sand paper of a different grit than was used the first time.
#8 Toss .357sig barrel in the Bay.

And vola, no way the MD Balistic database can match your gun to the crime.

I'm not advocating that anybody do this, just pointing out that anybody with half a brain can out smart the MD balistic database. Thus proving it's uselessness.

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mikec said:

This is crazy talk. Why should I be required to assist the police? Should I be required to keep up to date tire tread prints, in case my car is stolen? Should i be required to keep a log of each kitchen knife I own and a cut pattern ? Hell no.

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WatTyler said:

The first time the MD shell casing circle jerk or any of our state's other punitive gun restrictions prevent a crime or result in a conviction, I can assure you it will be the top headline in the WaPo. Still waiting...

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QuebecoisWolf said:

All of Maryland's gun laws are crazy talk. Should I have to register my AK with the MSP and wait for 5-9 days? Should I have to do the legal limbo every time someone touches my 30-rounders because that could be considered "transferring" and "receiving"? Should there be a weekly debate between two dozen knowledgeable people about the legal definition of "HBAR Sporter"? Does any of this stuff actually make Maryland any safer?

Hell no.

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jdramsey said:

I'm actually surprised that they have never had a match. You would think that somewhere along the way, a gun that was legally purchased and entered in the database, would have been stolen and used to commit a crime. Of course this won't help solve the crime since it will only lead police back to the legal owner that the gun was stolen from. So the moral of that story is, make sure you report it stolen right away. Before the police show up with a warrant for your arrest and kick your front door in.

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rob said:

The sole purpose of that stupid law is to make it slightly more inconvenient/expensive to buy a gun. From that perspective the law does exactly what it was designed to do.
Rob

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