Ammo Confiscation
Ammo Confiscation
(*Many* Americans are scared-to-death at what’s coming….)
The bill that is being pushed in 18 states (including Illinois and Indiana )
requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacturer in a data base of
all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers.
Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is
coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1,
2011.(Including hand loaded ammo.) They will also charge a .05 cent tax on
every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more!
If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
This legislation is currently pending in 18 states: Alabama, Arizona,
California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington.
To find more about the anti-gun group that is sponsoring this legislation
and the specific legislation for each state, go to:
This is being introduced in each state starting with
California, New York, Illinois, Hawaii, Maryland, Indiana, Tennessee, and
Washington. See:
“No later than January 1, 2011, all non coded ammunition for the
calibers listed in this act, whether owned by private citizens or retail
outlets, shall be disposed.”
Tennessee HOUSE BILL 3245 By LARRY J. MILLER D – Memphis
SENATE BILL 3395 By REGINALD TATE D – Memphis
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, to
enact the “Ammunition Accountability Act”.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE :
SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Ammunition
Accountability Act”.
SECTION 2. The general assembly finds the following:
(1) Each year in the United States, more than thirty percent (30%) of all
homicides that involve a gun go unsolved;
(2) Handgun ammunition accounts for eighty percent (80%) of all ammunition
sold in the United States;
(3)=2 0Current technology for matching a bullet used in a crime to the gun
that fired it has worked moderately well for years, but presupposes that the
weapon was recovered by law enforcement; and
(4) Bullet coding is a new and effective way for law enforcement to quickly
identify persons of interest in gun crime investigations. SECTION 3.
For purposes of this act, “coded ammunition” means a bullet carrying a
unique identifier that has been applied by etching onto the base of the
bullet projectile. SECTION 4.
(a) All handgun and assault weapon ammunition manufactured or sold in the
state after January 1, 2009, shall be coded by the manufacturer.
(b) No later than January 1, 2011, all non coded ammunition for the
calibers listed in this act, whether owned by private citizens or retail
outlets, shall be disposed. SB339501197072 1 SECTION 5.
(a) The Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) shall be responsible for
establishing and maintaining an ammunition coding system database (ACSD)
containing the following information:
(1) A manufacturer registry. Manufacturers shall:
(A) Register with the TBI in a manner prescribed by the department through
rules and regulations; and
(B) Maintain records on the business premises for a period of seven (7)
years concerning all sales, loans and transfers of ammunition, to, from, or
within the state; and
(2) A vendor registry. Vendors shall:
(A) Register with the TBI in a manner prescribed by the department through
rules and regulations;
(B) Record the following information in a format prescribed by the TBI:
(i) The date of the transaction;
(ii) The name of the transferee;
(iii) The purchaser’s driver license number or other government issued
identification card number;
(iv) The date of birth of the purchaser;
(v) The unique identifier of all handgun ammunition or bullets transferred;
and
(vi) All other information prescribed by the TBI; and
(C) Maintain records on the business premises for a period of three (3)
years from the date of the recorded purchase.
(b) To the greatest extent possible or practical, the ACSD shall be built
within the framework of existing firearms databases. The ACSD shall be
operational no later than January 1, 2009.
(c) Privacy of individuals shall be of the utmost importance. Access to
information in the ACSD is reserved for key law enforcement personnel and
shall only be released in connection with a criminal investigation. SECTION
6.
(a) Any vendor that knowingly fails to comply with, or falsifies the records
required to be kept by this act commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(b) Any manufacturer that knowingly fails to comply with this act commits a
Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine only not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000) for a first violation and punishable by fine only not to
exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for second and subsequent violations.
(c) Any person who knowingly destroys, obliterates, or other wise renders
unreadable, the serialization required pursuant to this act, on any bullet
or assembled ammunition commits a Class A misdemeanor. SECTION 7.
(a) The cost of establishing and maintaining the ACSD shall be funded by an
end user fee. Vendors shall charge an additional one half cent ($.005)
per bullet or round of ammunition to the purchaser.
