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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: 2) by Sir Finkus on Thursday February 11 2016, @09:41PM

    by Sir Finkus (192) on Thursday February 11 2016, @09:41PM (#302972) Journal

    Because the US is an outlier when it comes to our weapons laws, and there is a lot of pressure to make gun ownership laws less liberal.

    I hate to Godwin the argument, but when Hitler wanted to kill the Jews and other undesirables, he didn't start by sending them off to the gas chambers. He started by making a list of Jews and requiring that they register. The "Registration -> Regulation -> Confiscation" scheme is a pretty common pattern used by governments to erode rights.

    I think most gun owners wouldn't mind if there was such a system in place, they just don't trust the government with that kind of power. It's a justified fear.

    I'm also sick of being put on so god damn many government lists. The state doesn't need to know everything about it. I pay my taxes and try not to break the law. I go to jury duty and can establish my citizenship and which congressional district I reside in. That's pretty much all the information that I believe the government should require me to provide while participating in lawful activities. We (as a country) need to think long and hard before we allow the government to build yet ANOTHER database.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gravis on Thursday February 11 2016, @10:10PM

    by Gravis (4596) on Thursday February 11 2016, @10:10PM (#302980)

    I think most gun owners wouldn't mind if there was such a system in place, they just don't trust the government with that kind of power. It's a justified fear.

    justified fear? really? guns are already registered and yet nobody has come for your guns! why would registered bullets be any different?!