this is a bad thing.

A. Beginning January 1, 2009, a manufacturer shall code all handgun and ASSAULT weapon AMMUNITION that is manufactured or sold in this state. This section applies to all calibers.

b. Beginning January 1, 2011, a private citizen or a retail vendor shall dispose of all noncoded AMMUNITION that is owned or held by the citizen or vendor.

c. The department shall establish and maintain an ammunition coding system database containing a manufacturer registry and a vendor registry.

it gets worse. we will even have to pay for this “privilege”. i’m wondering how “they’ll” differentiate .22LR ammo sold for my .22 marlin plinking rifle (a supposed “non-assault weapon” rifle), .22LR ammo for .22 s&w 2206 handgun, and any .22LR ammo sold for any “assault weapon” rifle i may buy in the future. and really, can *any* .22LR caliber firearm actually be considered an “assault weapon”? wtf?!?!?!?

too bad i can’t get one of these for reloading rimfire cartridges.

looks like i’m going to have to start stocking up on ammo now.

what’s even scarier - what’s to stop someone from collecting spent and dud ammo from the range, and placing it at the scene of a crime?