William Kirk of Washington Gun Law analyzes Pennsylvania House Bill 586, a proposed law mandating serial numbers on all ammunition sold in the state. The bill requires manufacturers to engrave each round and its casing with a unique serial number, and the ammunition box to be labeled accordingly. Kirk argues this law is "amazingly stupid" due to potential manufacturing costs, data tracking implications that may violate the Firearm Owners Protection Act, and the burden it places on gun owners to dispose of pre-existing ammunition by a deadline.
This video from Armed Scholar, presented by an attorney and 2A advocate, details two proposed bills in Pennsylvania that would significantly impact ammunition sales. House Bill 393 mandates background checks for all ammunition purchases, restricting sales to licensed dealers and requiring FFL transfers for online orders. House Bill 1786 introduces serialization of ammunition, requiring unique identifiers on each round and a database funded by a per-round tax. The speaker argues these measures are an overreach and an infringement on Second Amendment rights, citing similar laws in California.
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