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'As of now Maryland and current York are the sole two separates that are using such(prenominal) a database, however lonesome(prenominal) a small amount of burning arms black market water been recorded so far which is seriously impeding the possibilities and achievements one could get out of such a system. Paul Evans, Bosons police commissioner was quoted at a news show conference stating â€Å"We think it would be a ample law enforcement tool. ” Evans said. While hoping for a bear down to pass that would subject all bite arms interchange state wide to be recorded in a database.Case and point being when law enforcement extend tests on seized fire arms more apt(predicate) than not they find that numerous crimes across corticoefferent cities in one democracy can be linked to one fire arm that whitethorn collect been sold or passed around sieve of speak. This technology was first introduced by the Bureau of Alcohol, tobacco and Firearms in 1 995, which was calle d the National Integrated ballistic Information Network, allowing law enforcement the ability to agree photographic plate casings and slugs found at crime scenes to the exact fire arm that ejected or expended said rounds.Summary Every set on a fire arm leaves unparalleled scarring or markings on bullets or ejected shell casings that defend been fired. These specific markings are much like homosexual finger prints allowing law enforcement to make a match that is detrimental in solving and in tip over preventing crime. The Massachusetts bill would require that gun makers ecstasy firearms into the state for sale a test- fired bullet and shell casing would come with it. The Massachusetts State Police would then record them as electronic images for storage in a computer.Evans expected a large amount of resistance from gun owners for requiring such a large national gun cash register causing law abiding citizens who wan fire arms to feel as if they were being looked upon as crimi nals. Although this database would be quite small due to only recording new fire arms, Evans was quoted saying â€Å"We have to start somewhere. ” A bill along the uniform lines is being introduced in Connecticut by state Representative Michael Lealer, and D-East Haven. State Senator Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, of California is to a fault planning to introduce a like bill although Lealer is expecting a large amount of support.\r\n'