Are the dealers required to turn them in at time of sale there?
The purpose of the fired empty case is just Gov't intrusion. In commie states, the gov't will keep the round in a file with the ser # of the gun. Every gun leaves slightly different marks where the firing pin hits the primer, & where the extractor touches the case. Sort of like the fingerprint of the gun. So when empty casings are found at the scene of the crime in a commie state, the police try to match the empty casing with the casings on record. In most normal states where the Gov't doesn't collect the casings, they stay in the box with the gun. So if you didn't get the empty shell, the Gov't has it. GARY N4KVE
Government Issues
October 1, 2008
NEW YORK GUN DATABASE PURPOSELESS
New York's seven-year-old database of handgun "fingerprints" has yet to lead to criminal prosecution, and questions linger about its effectiveness. Still, state police remain committed, saying more time and a long-awaited link to a federal ballistic database could bring success, says the Associated Press (AP).
Since March 2001, information about more than 200,000 new pistols and revolvers sold in New York has been entered into the Combined Ballistic Identification System database. Proponents say the markings are as unique as fingerprints and can be compared against shell casings found at crime scenes. The results as of August: 209,239 casings entered, 7,124 inquiries and two hits.
New guns are test fired, and the minute markings the guns make on the shell casings are recorded and entered into the digital database.
Proponents say the markings are as unique as fingerprints and can be compared against shell casings found at crime scenes. The results as of August: 209,239 casings entered into New York's database, 7,124 inquiries and two hits.
Do you have any proof to back this up? It seems so unrealistic that I just have to ask.
Firing pins are changed, extractor replaced. These parts also wear as they are used. I would think it to be an impossible task to try and match a single original round to a weapon. I have never heard of it, so I'm asking to learn.
Is it just internet hogwash?![]()
Yeah, Ontario is a very friendly gun province. [not] On the other hand, if they don't collect the empty casings up there like some states do here, then there's no reason to put an empty casing with any gun that goes to Canada. I did see Ontario, but wasn't sure if the OP was in Cali, or Canada. GARY N4KVEIt looks like the OP is from Canada...no need to send the casing there...it's a US thing!
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Mine came with a fired round...so did my Ruger.
I would ask other Canadians who have purchased pistols of any brand if the rounds came with the gun. Maybe it's just not required there like it is here. Or maybe Ontario keeps the empty case like the Commie states here do. Ask your friends. GARY N4KVEI called my dealer and he didn't really have an answer for me. I was under the impression that ALL M&P's had a round or two fired and that the brass was put into the package. Why would the dealer remove them? Yes, i'm from the People's Republic of Ontario, Canada. Not a Gun Friendly Province.