Factory fired round

[pballman19]

ahh.that makes sense

[tracker366]

I would think if any state would require it it would be Illinois and they do not,so I would say its to show your gun has been test fired at the factory,if it was the other why would you be given the round when you buy the gun that just dont make sense

[Cannibul]

Originally Posted by pballman19

So is it to know they fired it or for law enforcment, can someone decide on one.

If you read the thread carefully. Or get an adult to read it to you if you are unable to comprehend all the two or more syllable word you will find that there is no decision to be made. Some states require that fired cartridge. The link and quoted article is in this thread.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Guess I should repost this again

Some localities, particularly Maryland, have attempted to build up a large database of "fingerprints"; in the case of the Maryland law, all new firearms sales must provide a fired case from the firearm in question to the Maryland state police, who photograph it and log the information in a database. The Maryland State police have written reports critical of the program and have asked the Maryland General Assembly to cut off funding for the program since it has not contributed to solving a single crime, and has simply been a drain for taxpayers, and police resources.[citation needed]
A California Department of Justice survey, using 742 guns used by the California Highway Patrol as a test bed, showed very poor results; even with such a limited database, less than 70% of cases of the same make as the "fingerprint" case yielded the correct gun in the top 15 matches; when a different make of ammunition was used, the success rate dropped to less than 40%. California has passed a bill AB 1471 which requires all new models of handguns to be equipped with microstamping technology by 2010.

Ballistic fingerprinting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[rgeliske]

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

Guess I should repost this again



Ballistic fingerprinting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I believe the requirement for a fired case was first seen for guns sold in Massachusetts some years ago. It has been around for about 10 years.

[Brush-Wolf-Lady]

The dealer most likley took it out and sent it to MSP for the stupid database which is a waste of money and hasn't solved 1 crime. It is required to be sent with the purchase of all new handguns in MD.

I see you are in Baltimore. Where did you buy the gun?

[focusr3]

I bought it at bass pro in arundal mills. I got them to price match a web ad for 422.00 and i had alot of rewards point dollars so i left the store only spending 277.00 can't complain.

[sar2828]

The state of maryland takes the case fire and it goes to the state police. All handguns are required by law to have a case fire with it. Its a big deal because thats why the serial number is on the print out attached to the case fire envolope. They have to be right. Some states do not require your case fire so they don't take it (example being NH).

[jeepinbanditrider]

Example being nearly every state in the Union.

[USMC 0802]

I just picked up an XD 45 last week and it came with a spent casing. I'm in TX and am therefore treated like an American. We don't have to "register" them... So I threw it in the Tupperware bin with about 7k other of his spent buddies.