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Microstamping technology is a crime tool needed by Police Officers to help solve crimes where guns are used, but not found at the scene of the crime. Nationally, more than 60% of gun homicides remain unsolved, and the criminals remain free to kill again, because guns are not found at the crime scenes. With microstamping Police Officers can identify a crime gun without having the gun in their possession. Most criminals who use guns do not leave them behind at crime scenes to make investigations easier. Currently, Police investigations lose valuable time trying to identify the gun used in a crime, and without the gun, these efforts can often be futile. Crime investigations involving guns are stymied because the evidence needed by Police is not available, and the killers remain at large to kill again. Now, we are fortunate to have technology which would “microstamp” an indentifying number onto the firing pin, breechface, and other surfaces of a weapon. When the weapon is fired, the number
