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Laser-Etched Bullets, Blockchain Tech Part of Washington Gun Crime Initiative

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday February 10 2016, @06:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the reloading-our-ammo dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

A group in Washington is promoting an initiative to reduce gun crime by using laser-etched bullets to track shooters. According to their website, the data will only be used for legitimate investigations (no datamining) and secured with "recursive verification" features (sounds like a blockchain). Washington state already requires ammunition purchasers to produce valid ID when making purchases. Googling reveals that previous efforts by state legislatures to enact similar legislation have been torpedoed by the gun lobby. Initiatives are not subject to lobbying, so it should be interesting to see how the opposition tackles this campaign.

http://dosomethingwa.org
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-ammunition-idUSBRE90J02K20130120
http://igg.me/at/dosomethingwa

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 10 2016, @10:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 10 2016, @10:07AM (#302060)

    Oh you know, they will break in and rob people of their bullets (just like the break in to steal guns now). That way the poor SOB who bought the bullets legitimately would be the prime suspect in any crimes committed with the tagged bullets.