The Unthinkable
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Lois A. Schaffer. The Unthinkable
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“I wish this book would be irrelevant.
I wish this book would be unnecessary.
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In 2008, State Senator Eric Schneiderman (elected in 2010 as New York state attorney general) partnered with Assemblywoman Schimel to sponsor the Microstamping Bill, which would require legislation to encode or microstamp bullets in order to trace their origin. Schneiderman and Schimel admit that microstamping will not prevent gun violence, but at least it will be a viable means to assist law enforcement in tracing gun ownership. The Microstamping Bill was passed by the state assembly but has still not been passed by the Senate.
A poignant example for the need to pass the Microstamping Bill was made after the horrific shooting of Maurice Gordon in June 2010. Gordon, an off-duty customs and protection officer, was shot twenty-five times. Twenty-five shell casings were recovered, but still his murderer remains free. With only anonymous shell casings as evidence, the Gordon family has been denied justice and closure.
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