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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6816
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE MERITS AND FEASIB ILITY
OF REQUIRING MICROSTAMPING -ENABLED SEMI-AUTOMATIC
PISTOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Microstamp" means a unique alphanumeric or geometric code 2
that identifies the make, model and serial number of a firearm; 3
(2) "Microstamping component" means a component part of a pistol 4
that will produce a microstamp on at least one location of each 5
expended cartridge case any time the pistol is fired; and 6
(3) "Microstamping-enabled pistol" means a pistol that contains a 7
microstamping component. 8
(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 9
shall study the merits and feasibility of a requirement that semi-10
automatic pistols sold in this state contain a microstamping 11
component. The study shall include, at a minimum: 12
(1) An estimation of the costs to owners of semi-automatic pistols 13
and to the state associated with equipping semi-automatic pistols and 14
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(2) An estimation of the costs associated with establishing processes 16
and standards for the training and licensure of entities for the purpose 17
of engaging in the business of servicing semi-automatic pistols and 18
their components in accordance with such requirement; 19
(3) The processes for an effective system of cartridge casings 20
recovery, analysis, storage and retrieval of the associated information 21
derived from microstamped cartridge casings; 22
(4) An evaluation of the reproducibility and quality of microstamp 23
impressions on cartridge casings for a range of commonly used 24
firearms and ammunition composition types following repeated 25
firearm operation; 26
(5) Any legal issues that need to be addressed in association with 27
such requirement; and 28
(6) A determination as to whether microstamping-enabled pistols 29
are technologically viable and whether implementation of a 30
requirement that semi-automatic pistols sold in this state contain a 31
microstamping component would be feasible. 32
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit the 33
results of such study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-34
4a of the general statutes, to the Governor and the joint standing 35
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 36
relating to the judiciary. 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.