OT - Macrostamping

Scott64A · Post by **Scott64A** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:02 am

I have a new idea to make baseball bats safer and less prone to being used for crimes.

Macrostamping.

That's right, we'll stamp an indentifying series of numbers in the business end of the bat, and if someone tries to use this new bat, sales records will easily and quickly reveal who smacked who in the head with a bat. As an added benfit, those "lost" balls in division-winning homeruns and series ending- at bats will be easily identified.

This could revolutionize hate-crime investigation and sports memorabilia.

Just thought I'd offer a chuckle.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:12 am

We need to do the same thing with rolling pins, cast iron skillets, steak knives, and other objects of domestic violence. That would totally identify the weapons used against unsuspecting husbands.

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gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:38 am

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:48 pm

Remember the numbers will have to be printed in reverse on the bat, so the marks on the victim's head will be readable.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:04 pm

You think you're making a joke.

Jeeps · Post by **Jeeps** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:07 pm

Wouldn't it just be allot safer to ban:

baseball bats
steak knives
cars
rolling pins
hammers
and anything else anyone could imagine....

Actually we could just ban "hard solid" materials.

I think the people could be trusted with Jello....maybe

donw · Post by **donw** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:40 pm

if it weren't so serious, it would be a joke, unfortunately, the state legislature of kaliphorniastan is very serious.

when arnie signed it he reportedly commented: "i hope the techonology will be better by the time this goes into effect".

keep in mind...the california state legislature is living in the dark ages as far as gun legislation goes.

don Tomás · Post by **don Tomás** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:17 pm

Rocks, don't forget rocks...
Tom
(FYI - the Romans used to "microstamp" some of their lead projectiles for their slings by casting unit ID symbols on them.)

S.B. · Post by **S.B.** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:14 am

Microstamping technology isn't even available, yet? Ask Schwatzenager, he tryed it in Kalifornia.

Wrangler John · Post by **Wrangler John** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:16 am

According to State Senator Tom McClintock in an interview with a local radio station, Schwarzenegger asked his staff for twelve bills, six to sign and six to veto, he didn't care what they involved, it was just a numbers game toward the deadline for signing. So they picked the bills that suited them, he did the rest. Don't forget, Schwarzenegger picked rabid Liberals as his environmental advisers. He wrote that he wanted to give the police another tool - he should have given them a Craftsman 9/16" combination wrench, at least they work.

Never vote for a "Moderate" Republican . . . never, never, never. They turn out to be Democrats in Reagan masks.

Lead bullet bans and micro stamping are the least of our worries, the entire state is completely unlivable, thanks to the Stupid Generation now serving as electorate and elected.

But it's all meaningless anyway, because when the Supreme Court rules the Second Amendment doesn't mean anything, we won't have any guns to fire anything in anyway.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:39 am

But it's all meaningless anyway, because when the Supreme Court rules the Second Amendment doesn't mean anything, we won't have any guns to fire anything in anyway.

And that is what I'm worried about.

Joe

S.B. · Post by **S.B.** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:00 pm

J Miller, what makes you think the Supreme Court is going to decide against us?

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:45 pm

Wrangler John wrote:... thanks to the Stupid Generation now serving as electorate and elected.

Which would be the generation following the oft-labeled 'Greatest Generation'? I love it. Sad but true.

I'm ashamed to be part of the 'boomer' generation - generally the most spoiled, clueless, and selfish yet.

I can't help but believe the 'seething masses' in the middle ages were'nt any worse. Only thing is, the boomers think that because they learned the structure of DNA, and watched the moon landing, they know it ALL, and should be allowed to totally re-write our Constitution, and re-define history.

guido4198 · Post by **guido4198** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:05 pm

when I saw the title on this thread...I was hoping someone had decided to put a permanent stamp on the forehead of every person convicted of a violent felony so we could sorta "see-em coming"...

Scott64A · Post by **Scott64A** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:43 am

If you think the boomers are bad, wait until you get a load of today's kids...
I don't know how poorly my own generation, (GenX,) will fare, but it could be worse than the hippies.

Ugh.
Kruschev was on to something by chewing the US out through it's kids.

It's working so far.

donw · Post by **donw** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:53 am

SB,

the technology is available, but...testing by UC Davis, found it to be highly unreliable. the legislature and arnie both are aware the technology is flawed and admit it.

another reason they should be voted out of office.

remember, the state legislature of kaliphornia is living in the 14th century.

S.B. · Post by **S.B.** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:06 am

Ohhhh, that's what I had wrong. I thought they were living in about the 65th century.

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:46 am

I'm afraid it will get worse, and on a national level this time. There are those that were awaiting this bill, and when one of the three Hilliary's gets elected (yea three, they all have the same agenda) they will sign it into law on a national level.

Like my wife says, the constitution protects our rights to guns, NOT AMMO.

The national level bill is said to also require ALL handguns to microstamp, but (here's the kicker) NO firearm shall be sold that does not do this reliably. The fact is the morons that came up with this idea, have yet to make it reliable. So the easy out is that if they "test" a firearm and it doesn't stamp properly 1 out of 10 times it will be unreliable, and thus cannot be sold.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:36 pm

handirifle wrote:Like my wife says, the constitution protects our rights to guns, NOT AMMO.

Only a woman or a democrat could make such a leap of false logic. But I truly feel that the fault lies with whomever listens to and affirms such tripe, because they have failed to think beyond the stricture of a catchy phrase.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Being denied the ability to keep and or bear an effective arm is the same as being denied the ability to keep and or bear an arm at all.

The issue is precisely the same as that currently going before the Supreme Court, wherein citizens are "allowed" to keep arms, but the arms are regulated in such a manner as to make them unusable.

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