,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,la,malfa submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t   
m&ates impos$ on manufactur]s requir+   
inclusion ( unprov5 & unreliable        
te*nology 9 fire>ms is co/ly & punitive1
 & ! prohibition ( fire>ms )\t su*      
features is an infr+em5t on ! rights (  
citiz5s "u ! ,second ,am5dm5t4  ,:]eas  
,cali=nia has implem5t$ a law requir+   
fire>ms manufactur]s to micro           
las]-engrave a gun's make1 model1 &     
s]ial numb] on two or m int]nal p>ts (  
ea* semiautomatic pi/ol s t1 9 !ory1 !  
in=mation is impr9t$ on ! c>tridge cas+ 
9 two locations :5 ! fire>m is fir$2    
,:]eas o!r ,/ates & ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia are consid]+ simil> m&ates2   
,:]eas bas$ on ! curr5t /ate ( ?is      
nasc5t te*nology1 x is impossible to    
micro/amp a fire>m 9 two locations & h !

 requir$ id5tify+ in=mation impr9t$ on !
 c>tridge cas+ :5 fir$2 ,:]eas !        
sci5tific lit]ature concludes !re is no 
exi/+ micro/amp+ te*nology t w reliably1
 consi/5tly1 & legibly impr9t ! requir$ 
id5tify+ in=mation f ! tip ( ! fir+ p9 (
 a semi-automatic pi/ol on to ! c>tridge
 cas+ x fires2 ,:]eas "o /udy f\nd t !  
impressions 7 n deciph]able ne>ly #ej   
p]c5t ( ! "t2 ,:]eas ! hold] ( ! pat5t =
 ! te*nology 0 a coau?or ( pe]-review$  
/udy t conclud$1 legitimate que/ions    
exi/ relat$ to bo? ! te*nical aspects1  
production co/s1 & database managem5t   
associat$ ) micro/amp+ t %\ld be        
address$ be=e wide scale implem5tation  
is legislatively m&at$2 ,:]eas a        
subsequ5t /udy not$ ! use ( exp5sive    
scann+ electron microscope 7,,sem7      
te*nology /ill fail$ to solve ! problems
 associat$ ) micro/amp+2 ,:]eas !       
micro/amp+ process is co/ly &           
"t-consum+1 & ?reat5s ! employm5t (     
?\s&s 9 ! fire>ms indu/ry2 ,:]eas !     
passage ( legislation requir+ its use   

w\ld raise ! co/ ( legal fire>ms by well
 ov] #bjj p] gun = bo? law-abid+ citiz5s
 seek+ to ex]cise _! ,second ,am5dm5t "r
 & = ,unit$ ,/ates law en=cem5t         
p]sonnel2 & ,:]eas manufactur]s h       
publicly /at$ x is impossible = any     
manufactur] to comply ) ! provisions ( !
 ,cali=nia law :i* are invalid1 t _c be 
en=c$1 & t w n contribute to improv+    
public safety3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 
7#a7 m&ates impos$ on manufactur]s      
requir+ inclusion ( unprov5 & unreliable
 micro/amp+ te*nology 9 fire>ms is co/ly
 & punitive2 &  7#b7 ! prohibition (    
fire>ms )\t su* features is an infr+em5t
 on ! rights ( citiz5s "u ! ,second     
,am5dm5t4