Serial pin-numbering, or coding of bullets, bullet casings and other projectiles as an improvement for the use of ammunition

Abstract

The invention of serially, pin-numbering, or.coding of bullets, bullet casings, and other projectiles on their bodies, with information such as the name of ammo maker; country of origin; type of gun; and abbreviation of the Government Agency, whose responsibility would be to register firearms, issue licenses, and maintain a database track records of firearms and ammunition sold by the ammo shops in the country, is a new art in the use of firearms and ammunition and management to trace firearms crime offenders. The invention makes ammunition the prime tracing point for any firearms crime related offence, rather than guns which have been the traditional core tracing point for firearms crime investigations. Since the bullet does the killing or wounding when a firearm is fired at someone, by introducing my invention, it would become easier, quicker, and accurate to trace and arrest actual firearms crime offenders, by the. records of ammunition used in the committing of crimes; with ammo owners as prime suspect to provide clues leading to crime offenders. This mechanism saves much time, reduces efforts, materials, funds, and threats of crimes on the people. The idea of the return of empty bullet casings with firearms use incident reports by firearms carriers to the Agency, and the introduction of “Firearms Use Oversight Responsibility” and “Firearms Use Oversight Tax” are new in the management of firearms and ammunition use.

Description

My invention is a mechanism that makes ammunition the central core tracing point for firearms crime investigations, rather than guns which have been the traditional investigation point to locate firearms crime offenders. The invention pertains to ammunition's identification by serially, pin-numbering, or coding them by stamping, or printing on the bodies of bullets, bullet casings, and other projectiles; with information as; name of ammo maker; country of origin; type of gun; and abbreviation of the Government Agency, whose responsibility would be to register firearms and to maintain a database track records of ammunition sold to licensed firearms carriers by the ammo shops in the country. The serial pin-numbers, or codes with the accompanying information would be stamped, or printed on the ammunition by their makers before the products would be brought to the market for sale.

To buy ammunition from the ammo shops, firearms carriers by Law would first obtain valid licenses from the designated Agency in charge; show their firearms valid licenses; with their picture IDs to the ammo shops; and fill out other required paperwork as clearance before they would be allowed to buy.ammo. Bullets would be packaged in a set of five, or more, but not more than ten bullets in a pack. The pack would have a transparent cover that clearly, shows the serial pin-numbers, or codes to the buyer, which the buyer would have to sign for before the bullets would be handed over.

When a firearms carrier fires his, or her gun at someone, the bullet rips into the body of the victim, and when the bullet is removed, the serial pin-number, or code and the information it carries provide the track record of the bullet; since the track records of every ammo—sold by the ammo shops would be sent to the Government Agency incharge of maintaining a national database of ammunition track records. Through ammunition track records, the firearms carrier who purchased the actual bullet that was used in committing of crime would be quickly, traced as the actual crime offender, or as prime suspect leading to clues to get at the real culprist.

The precision and accuracy of this mechanism lies on the dynamics of numbering; moderm information technology; and connectivity, teamwork and efforts of the Law Enforcement Agencies and the ammo shops to accomplish the task. Just as every worker in United States is given a number by Social Security Administration for personal track records within the system, so also would every ammunition be stamped, or printed on it's body with it's serial pin-number, or code by the maker for identification, to effectively, check on their users, and apprehend quickly, and accurately, their misusers to reduce crimes; save the Federal and State Governments the huge amount of fund expended on firearms crime litigations and attorneys fees; stop the Law Enforcement Agencies of beating about the bush to look for firearms criminal at large; and limit the rhetoric of the media on crimes that often times confused and distorted investigations, and the mischief of hoaxes.

The Federal Government would make it by law compelling that ammunition producers comply with the new prescription of my invention, and enforce that all firearms carriers in the country return their ammunition for exchange with the serially, pin-numbered, or coded ammunition at the Federal and State Governments' designated ammo shops when this mechanism would be set to start. To enhance the workability of this system, firearms carriers by law would be compelled to return their empty bullet casings when the bullets in their possession were fired, coupled with their firearms use incident reports to the Federal Government Agency, whose abbreviation is stamped, or printed on the bullet casings. The empty bullet casings by law would be the direct property of the Agency. The Agency inturn, would maintain oversight responsibility for the use of firearms and ammunition. Firearms carriers also would by law pay “Firearms Use Oversight Tax”, to provide fund for the maintenance of the operation of the Agency.The empty bullet casings are the property of the Agency, and must be returned by the firearms carriers, including firearms use incident reports for clearance before they would be authorized to buy ammunition. The return of empty bullet casings would also provide crime clues, and always would put firearms carriers on constant check. The Agency by imposing “Firearms Use Oversight Tax”, provides fund for it's operation, since it is not logical for the Federal Government to expend the taxpayers money to maintain the services of the choice of a few.

With the introduction of this invention in United States, it is hoped that in the future the United Nations would by international law enforce this mechanism for use on the global perspective, and prescribe regulations through it's organ that would operate in collaboration with national governments to effectively carry out oversight function for the production, marketization and use of firearms and ammunition in compliance with the prescritions of this invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to the use of ammunition to improve and make more effective the firearms crime prevention measures. It is applicable under the U.S Utility Patent Classification. The invention provides the most appropriate mechanism to accurately, and quickly, trace and arrest firearms crime offenders to save the Federal Government and the Law Enforcement Agencies , huge funds expended in firearms crime investigations and prosecutions; to reduce efforts, time wasted and materials in chasing firearms offenders; and to limit, check and effectively, control the trafficking of firearms and ammunition, and terrorism to reduce crimes.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In any crime situation that involved the use of firearms, four prime factors would be considered for investigation to get to the actual facts inorder to arrest the crime offender. (1) the crime victim; (2) the type of gun, or rifle used; (3) the bullet used; (4) and the crime offender. Traditionally, tracing the guns used in the committing of crimes to get to the crime offenders had always been the key factor the Law Enforcement Agencies employed to trace firearms offenders. With my system, the crime victims and the bullets used in committing the crimes would be the core factors to trace, and arrest the actual crime offenders.

When a gun is fired at someone, the bullet rips right into the victim's body, with it's casing falling off. When the bullet is removed from the victim's body, the serial pin-number, or code stamped, or printed on the body of the bullet would accurately, trace the actual firearms carrier, who purchased the bullet, and signed for it at the ammo shop. In short, bullets serial pin-numbering, or coding mechanism is a system that conceptionally, improves the design, and use of bullets and their casings, and other projectiles by serially, pin-numbering, or coding them, inorder to accurately trace their users when it becomes necessary. Bullets would be stamped, or printed with their respective serial pin-numbers, or codes around the bottom base upwards on the parts of bullets that get into their casings. The same serial pin-numbers, or codes would be stamped, or printed on the external bodies of bullet casings; and vital information such as; the name of producer, for example, J. Max & Co; country of origin; e.g U.K; U.S.A etc; type of gun; and the abbreviation of the Government Agency, whose responsibility would be to register, and keep track records of firearms and ammunition sold to licensed firearms carriers in the country. The drawing illustrations show clearly, the strategy, and mechanism of this system; and how the packaging of bullets would be.

My firearms crime prevention system would be the fastest, and most result-oriented mechanism for accurate tracing of firearms crime offenders, which tremendously, would eliminate the over reliance on the use of firearms ballistics finger printing DNA, and other investigation processes by the Law Enforcement Agencies; would give no room to much media rhetoric that often times confused, and twisted investigation processes; coupled with the mischief of hoaxes.

This new mechanism would function effectively, under the framework of established Federal Government support structures, and legislative regulation back-up. To implement the system, there should be a Federal Government legislation compelling all U.S firearms, and ammunition producers, including those from foreign countries that export their products into United States to serially, pin-number, or code their ammunition; and must register with a new Federal Agency I name “Bureau of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Standards and Specifications”, whose responsibility would be to carry out the new Federal regulation; supervizing the standards, and specifications of firearms, and ammunition in compliance with bullet serial pin-numbering, or coding mechanism; and also would enforce the rule that firearms and ammunition producers, and marketers restrict their sales of products only to authorized firearms and ammunition distributors and shops.

By Federal legislation, the already proposed Federal Government Agency “Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration” would be the Agency to undertake the function to register, and issue licenses to qualified firearms carriers in the country; maintaining a central database for the registration, and issuance of firearms licenses of the public; and the track records of all the firearms, and ammunition sold by the firearms, and ammunition distributors, and shops. By this function, the Agency would always provide the serial pin-numbers, or codes of bullets that were sold to firearms carriers by the firearms and ammunition distributors, and shops which by Law must turn in their customers' purchases records when sales were made to the Bureau. The Bureau would work hand in hand with the “Bureau of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Standards and Specifications; the Customs; the Coast Guards; the Dept. of HomeLand Security; the Law Enforcement Agencies; and the distributors and shops of firearms and ammunition.

The Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration would prescribe the requirement for procurring of firearms licenses such as: age limits; clean background checks of applicants; types of guns, or rifles and others for registration. By Federal legislation, the authorized firearms, and ammunition distributors, and shops would be required to send the track records of their customers' purchases, plus the serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets they purchased. The firearms and ammunition distributors, and shops wpuld issue out forms to be filled out by their customers as would be prescribed by the Federal Government; which would require their customers to provide. such requirement as; valid IDs with pictures; names, ages, gender, residential addresses; social security numbers; valid firearms licenses; background checks; personal and official telephones.

By Law the firearms carriers would know the serial pin-numbers, or codes of bullets they paid for, and would sign for them before bullets are handed over to them by the firearms and ammunition distributors, and shops. Bullets would be packed, and sold in a set of five, or not more than ten bullets in a pack. A firearms carrier would only be authorized to buy one pack at a time, and must show a clearance paper from the Bureau of Federal firearms Registration to the ammo shops inorder to be permitted to buy guns, or ammunition. Bullets would be packed in a transparent plastic cover, showing their serial pin-numbers, or codes on the external bodies of bullet casings.

To make this system work effectively, to minimize the possibility of any flaws, there would be a general recall of all the ammunition in the possessions of the public. A Federal legislation would be enacted to make it compelling that the public must return the bullets, and other projectiles in their possessions to the Federal Government's designated firearms, and ammunition distributors, or shops for exchange with the new serially, pin-numbered, or coded ammunition.

By Federal legislation, used bullet casings with serial pin-numbers, or codes would become the direct property of the Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration. Bullet casings would be stamped, or printed with the abbreviation of the Bureau, for example “B.F.F.R”, or any chosen abbreviation as may be appropriate by the U.S Government. This same strategy would be applicable to countries that would want to implement this system. The abbreviations of their Agencies that would be in charge of firearms, and ammunition registration would be stamped, or printed on the ammunition. The Law would make it compelling that every firearms carrier must return the empty bullet case of the bullets they purchased, and used to the Bureau, with their written statements of facts of what their bullets were used for. The returned casings would provide proofs, and clues that would lead to the facts of what the bullets were used for, either for the right, or for the wrong reasons.

Furthermore, there would be a Federal legislation that would compel firearms carriers to maintain frequent tabs to the Bureau reporting on the uses of their ammunition (firearms use incident reports), once every.three months. The Bureau would inturn maintain oversight follow-ups, and close monitoring of the use of firearms; make frequent phone calls to firearms carriers, and if need be pay surprise visits to firearms carriers to find out the true picture. of facts regarding the firearms, and ammunition placed in their hands.

Firearms carriage is a personal choice for individual defence, and since it is not a common choice of all the people, those who carry firearms would be imposed to pay “Firearms Use Oversight Tax”, which would provide the Bureau with the fund to pay the expenses of maintaining it's infrastructures, and responsibility, rather than the Federal Government funding the services of the choice of the few with the general taxpayers money, which is not right and logical. The Federal Government would determine what should be the appropriate prescribed amount as firearms use oversight tax.

When this system is implemented in United States, United States Government should use it's full weight of global leadership and power, to introduce, promote and influence the United Nations to implement this new mechanism for global use. The United Nations should prescribe regulations for global use, and creating an organ that would operate in collaboration with national governments to carry out oversight function for the production, marketization and use of firearms and ammunition. This step would enhance the effective control of firearms and ammunition, and check their proliferation, and trafficking to reduce domestic firearms crimes and terrorism.

The predictability, precision, speed and reliability of this system lie in the dynamics of numbers; information technology; connectivity and teamwork of the Government Agencies. A firearms crime is traced from the crime victim to the serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullet that did the killing, or wounding; to the firearms and ammunition distributors, or shop that sold the bullet; to the Federal Bureau of Firearms Registration; and to the actual firearms crime offender. The mechanism provides the crime trace record from where the crime source would be located and the crime offender arrested.

BRIEF DESCHIPTIUN OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Figure IA

The information printed on the body of the bullet's casing represents:

I. B.F.F.R U.S.A represents the presumed U.S.A federal Agency incharge of miaintaining a database for all the ammo in the country. That the bullet's casing is the property of the Agency.

2. That J. Max & Co. U.S.A is the maker of the ammunition.

3. That “Gun” represents the type of firearms for the ammo.

4. That the number represents the serial number of the ammo.

5. The bullet is printed with the exact information printed on its casing, linking the bullet to its casing.

Figure IB

The bullet is fitted into its casing, with its same serial number that is printed on its casing hidden in the casing.

Figure IC.

The bullet showing its identification serial number and other information printed around its top section- that part that goes into the casing.

Figure ID.

The ammunition package with a transparent cover, showing the five serially numbered bullets with their information for the ammo purchaser to see.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The September eleventh two hundred and one, and the Washington D.C. sniper killing scenarios opened up a whole. new corrider of compelling security issues on the use of firearms and other forms of projectiles to commit crimes; with the troubling questions of what should be the most effective form of firearms crimes, and terrorism prevention strategies to combat firearms related crimes, and terrorism by the use of projectiles. Strategies that would as quickly, as possible lead to the arrest of firearms crime offenders and terrorists, which would give no chance to the criminals to commit their evil acts in the confines of the communities and neighborhoods.

It is a proven fact that as the U.S Federal Government, and the Law Enforcement Agencies muzzle up toughly, to respond to crime challenges such as the one that the Washington D.C. sniper saga presented (killing people of all classes, including children and the elderly, to the point where the people were in fear), the U.S Federal Government should have a very hard look on the use of firearms; and explore all available appropriate strategies, and mechanisms to combat, and control firearms related crimes; and establish support structures to enhance the functions of the Law Enforecment Agencies on crimes prevention.

Of course, the use of firearms in the country is a constitutional right of the people, which the tenets of the firearms laws spell out. Laws are one thing, and human actions another.

By all standards, human beings by their nature cannot be predicted or trusted. because the presumed good guys could become the bad guys, and the presumed bad guys could become the good guys likewise. Human minds are constantly,in motion, fluctuating back and forth with good and evil thoughts. The scripture makes it clear in the Book of Jeremiah chapter 17, verse 9 that “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it? Not even the most wise, or the Government, but only GOD ALMIGHTY can search the heart. The evil agendas that are conceived and concealed in the recesses of human souls cannot be known, determined, or predicted until they are carried out.

The idea of the U.S Federal Government prescribing tougher firearms laws for the use of firearms, in support of the constitutional right of the people to carry firearms for their individual protection against attack, does not sufficiently, guarantee the safe use of firearms strictly, for self defence, or to deter the use of firearms for bad intentions. The gun Laws are simply, saying to the firearms carriers “use the guns, the Laws will punish you when you misuse the guns”. The Laws did nothing about oversight use of firearms by the carriers, and prescribing what should be the supervisory functions of the Federal Government for the use of firearms to limit firearms related crimes.Firearms Laws should be backed up with aggressive Federal Government's overrsight of firearms use by the carriers; in view of the fact that the history of crimes has always revealed that the evil in men has no fear; no respect for rule of Law; and not scared, or deterred by the severity of the Law.

The gun Laws should be supported with aggressive Government's oversight functions to monitor, and check on the firearms use, by creating a Federal Agency, whose responsibility would be to undertake this task. This Agency would have it's oversight infrastructures established in every urban area of the States. Firearms offenders have become more sophisticated, and heinuos; and with crimes increasingly, committed by the elitist class. The U.S Federal Government should as a matter of. policy response, embark on a long term game plan, to address this issue by crafting an effective solution to protect the lifes of the people.

I strongly, believe that my approach to firearms crimes prevention prescriptions would be the most effective, and appropriate strategy, and mechanism to minimize tremendously, the committing of firearms crimes. My system to combat firearms crimes would be the fastest, and result-oriented strategy and mechanism to detect firearms crime offenders. This system would as quickly, as possible trace the criminals to their arrest. It is the most effective form of firearms crimes deterrence mechanism, because since by human nature, every crime offender would run away to escape being caught, and punished by the Law. But when there is in place an effective mechanism that would not waste a time, or create loopholes for criminals to escape justice, there is the tendency to act with great caution in the use of firearms even at the explosion of an aggravated anger of a firearms carrier; unless on very rear circumstances when crime offenders would kill with their weapons, and at the same time take their lifes also.

As a deterrence mechanism, it would always remind the firearms carriers to rethink of their evil intentions of misusing the firearms, by acknowledging the obvious fact that this system would offer no chance for escape when firearms related crimes were committed with their weapons. For fear of being detected and apprehended with such incredible accuracy, and speed, the firearms carriers would definitely, become increasingly, discouraged, and conscientious of their actions to stay away from troubles.

In any crime situation that involved the use of firearms, four prime factors would be considered for investigation: 1. the crime offender (the shooter); 2. the type of gun, or rifle used; 3. the bullet used; 4. and the victim. Traditionally, the guns that were used to commit firearms crimes had always been the central core tracing point of the Law Enforcement investigations to look for the crime offenders. My system con- siders the firearms crime victim, and the bullet used as the prime points for firearms crime investigations to trace the firearms crime offender, rather than starting from tracing the actual gun used by the crime offender.

Although, the ballistics finger printing of firearms, DNA tests and so forth are all constructive mechanisms to trace firearms crime offenders, but they offer slow, and complicated investigation processes; with much media rhetoric and waste of time involved; allowing the crime offenders at large to still go about committing crimes. I believe that firearms crimes authentic facts finding should start from the actual crime victims, and the bullets used as prescribed by my system mechanism.

The actual bullet which did the killing, or wounding can be conceptionally, improved by design, and manufacture to become the key tracing point for firearms related crimes. It is a concrete fact that when a firearm is fired at someone, the bullet rips right into the victim's body, with it's casing falling off. The bullet is lodged in the victim's body. The casing can be picked up within the crime spot, if it was not removed by the crime offender. The bullet in the victim's body when removed, can be made to provide an accurate tracing information, leading to the actual shooter.

Precision, Speed, and Predictability of the System

Bullets would be conceptionally, improved and manufactured, with each bullet stamped, or printed with a serial pin-number, or code for purpose of accurately, tracing to identify the actual firearms crime offender, by maintaining track records of bullets sold to firearms carriers. By maintaining track records of bullets serially, pin-numbered, or coded would provide an easier, faster, and accurate approach in tracing firearms crime offenders. My system offers two approaches. The first would be to stamp, or print the serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets on their external bodies around; from the bottom base. line; the part of the bullet that goes into it's casing. The same serial pin-number, or code that is stamped, or printed on the bullet would be stamped, or printed inside the casing. With this strategy, the firearms carriers would not know the serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets they are carrying.

With the second approach, bullets would be stamped, or printed with their respective serial pin-numbers, or codes around the bottom baseline upwards to the parts of the bullets that get into their casings. The same serial pin-numbers, or codes would be stamped, or printed on the external bodies of bullet casings. With this strategy, the firearms carriers would know the serial pin-numbers, or codes stamped, or printed on the casings of the bullets that they are carrying, with the same pin-numbers, or codes on the bullets concealed in the casings. Bullets serial pin-numbers, or codes can also be stamped, or printed from the bottom baselines of the bullets towards their noses, but this method of stamping, or printing that exposes the serial pin-numbers, or codes of bullets to the firearms carriers may attract the risk of being tampered with by the evil minded firearms carriers who intend to kill with their weapons; and may explore the possibility of destroying the pin-numbers, or codes on the bullets by either scratch off the serial pin-numbers, or codes with abrasives, or with other devices to escape justice.

Furthermore, bullets and their casings would be stamped, or printed with vital information such as: the name of producer, for example; J. Max & Co.; country of origin; e.g U.K, U.S.A etc; type of gun; the abbreviation of the appropriate governmental agency whose responsibility would be to register, and keep track records of firearms. The drawing illustrations show clearly, the strategy and mechanism of bullets serial pin-numbering, or coding system, and the packaging of bullets. Bullets would be manufactured in such a manner that when they are forced out of their casings by some means, they would be useless. The casings would be made to reject any hard subtances forced into them to act as bullets, or the bullets made to ignite when much pressure is put on them from their casings. Although, a drastic fall in firearms crimes caused by the implementation of this system would increase the use of other weapons such as knives, clubs, or by strangling and chocking etc. These means of attacks offer the attacked individuals some chances for self defence, or escape, which firearms will not offer.

To implement this system, there would be a Federal legislation compelling all the U.S firearms and ammunition producers, including those from foreign countries that export their products into the United States to comply with the new system of serially, pin-numbering, or coding of their produced bullets and other projectiles.This same firearms legislative approach would also be implemented in other countries as a global policy. I am suggesting that the U.S Federal Government should develop the second approach of my system, which offers the best result for firearms crimes prevention.(00034)

Under this second approach strategy and mechanism, all firearms and ammunition producers would by Law be compelled to register with a new Federal Agency I name “Bureau of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Standards and Specifications”, whose responsibility would be to control, and supervise the firearms and ammunition production and marketization in the country; prescribing appropriate measures and safeguards for the implementation of this system; making sure that the prescriptions of serial pin--numbering, or coding of bullets, and other projectiles are observed, and complied with; registering all ammo producers with the Bureau; and setting the rules that firearms and ammunition should not be sold directly, to the public by the firearms and ammunition producers, but only to the authorized distributors, which would sell to the public under new regulations.

With the first system approach, the firearms and ammunition producers by Federal legislation would only release the serial pin-numbers, or codes of their products to the Bureau of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Standards and Specifications; the Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration; and the Government's authorized firearms and ammunition distributors and shops. The distributors and the ammo shops in turn would by Federal legislation not release, or reveal the serial pin-numbers, or codes of ammunition they sell to the licensed firearms carriers.

With the second system approach, by Federal legislation, the firearms carriers would know the serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets they bought from the firearms and ammunition distributors or shops. The bullet's casing would be serially, stamped; or printed on it's external body with the same serial pin-number, or code that is printed on the external body of the bullet. The casing also would be stamped, or printed for instance, “B.F.F.R Property”, that is “Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration's property; name of maker and country of origin; and the type of gun the bullet is made for. Bullets would be packaged, and sold in a set of five, or little bit more, for instance five bullets in one pack. The bullets' packs would have hard transparent plastic covers,showing the serial pin-numbers, or codes of the five bullets in the packs. The serial pin-numbers, or codes on the casings of the bullets would be clearly, visible. The back side of each pack would also be printed with the serial pin-numbers, or code of the bullets in the pack. Vital documentation for the sold serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullets would be done by the firearms and ammunition sale shops for records, and would be signed for by the purchaser before the bullets are handed over. The picture of the purchaser and his or her finger printing would be taking likewise. The drawing illustration gives a rough picture of how the bullets package would be. Though, there could be other better ways for packaging the bullets inorder to show their serial pin-numbers or, codes visibly, to the purchaser, and for safety handling.

Under the Federal Law, the firearms and ammunition distributors, and shops would compulsorily, maintain the track records of their customers, and provide documentations their customers must fill out with such vital informations of their customers as: 1. valid gun licenses; 2. personal IDs with their pictures; 3. names, 4. residencial addresses; 5. social security numbers; 6. years of birth; 7. home and official telephone numbers; 8. background checks, and other vital informations that may be prescribed by the Law.

By Federal legislation, the firearms and ammunition distributors and shops would be required to transmit their sales records the informations of their customers), with the records of the purchased serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets sold to the already suggested “Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration” by the Federal Government. The proposed Federal Agency would be the Federal Government's body that would be in charge of maintaining a central database for the registration, and issuance of firearms licenses to the public. The Federal Agency would record, keep, and maintain track records of all the firearms and ammunition sold by the firearms and ammunition distributors and shops in the country; the records of all the firearms carriers in the country; provides firearms crime records; and would work hand in hand with the “Bureau of Federal Firearms Standards and Specifications”‘that I suggested; the Customs; the Coast Guards; The Department of HomeLand Security; the Law Enforcement Agencies, and the distributors and shops for firearms and ammunition. The mentioned Agencies would operate as a team to provide accurate informations that would lead to the arrest of actual firearms crime offenders; and as a formidable force to effectively, combat firearms related crimes, no matter how sophisticated, or tough they may be.

The predictability, precision, speed, and reliability of this system lie in the dynamics of numbers; information technology; connectivity and teamwork of the Government Agencies. A firearms crime is traced from the crime victim to the serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullet that did the killing, or wounding; to the firearms and ammunition distributor, or shop that sold the bullet; to the Federal Bureau of Firearms Registration; and to the actual firearms crime offender. The mechanism provides the crime trace record from where the crime source can be located and the crime offender arrested with absolute accuracy, because the actual crime offender is revealed through the serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullet that did the killing, or wounding.

Although, there may arise the scenarios where the firearms owners are not the actual crime offenders, who may have used their firearms and ammunition to commit crimes such as:

1. Violent or secret removal of once firearms and ammunition by someone to commit a crime.

2. Firearms and ammunition owner may unknowingly, displaced or lost his, or her weapon, and someone picked the weapon to commit crime.

3. Firearms and ammunition may be removed by a close friend, spouse, parent, or relative of firearms and ammunition owner without his, or her consent, and used the weapon to commit crime.

4. There may be other likely, variables but whatsoever the mix may be for a firearms crime committed, the actual owner of weapon would automatically, be the crime prime suspect, who would be arrested to provide the crime clues for investigation. By getting at the owner of the weapon used for committing the crime so quickly, the Law Enforcement Agencies would be provided with authentic mechanisms for locating the crime offender without beating about the bush.

In any of the situations of firearms crimes, the ballistics finger printing, DNA, and other necessary tests for crimes investigations, in combination with this system certainly, would with accuracy produce the real picture of the crime acts, and their actual offenders. In most of the firearms crimes, the owners of firearms whether licensed, or unlicensed were always the actual culprits. This system is certainly, the most effective mechanism for tracing, and quickly, apprehending firearms crime offenders, giving no chance for escape to crime offenders to go on committing more crimes; giving no room for much press rhetoric and the mischief of hoaxes that often times complicated, confused,and distorted informations, and investigations; letting out clues of what the Law Enforcement Agencies were planning and doing to track criminals at large; and giving the criminals time to plan for escape, thereby causing delays for arrests, or loosing tracks of getting at the actual criminals.

To make this system function with minimal flaws, and effectively, there would be a general recall of all the gun bullets already in the possession of firearms carriers whether licensed or unlicensed by Federal legislation; making it a must for firearms carriers to return their bullets to the firearms and ammunition distributors, and shops for exchange with the new serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullets.The new Federal gun Law would compell every licensed, unlicensed firearms carriers, and those who may want to acquire firearms to register with the proposed Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration, inorder to obtain valid licenses under the new system of bullets' serial pin-numbering, or coding, and the new firearms regulations and safeguards. The new Federal legislation would enforce this policy with stiff penalty for offenders.

The Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration would prescribe standards and requirement for procuring of licenses, which would include the types of guns to be registered for carriage and the background check of applicants; age limits; provision the firearms carriers must make for safe keeping of firearms in their homes; and prohibition of firearms handed over to a second party for use by a licensed firearms carrier, plus other vital questionaires the firearms license applicants must answer on the application forms.

Based on the second approach mechanism that prescribes the serial pin-numbers, or codes of bullets stamped, or printed on the external bodies of bullet casings, which reveals bullets' serial pin-numbers, or codes to firearms carriers, bullet casings would be the property of the Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration. Emty bullet casings must be returned to the Bureau after bullets were fired by firearms carriers. A Federal legislation would make it a must that firearms carriers return bullet casings under all circumstances of the use of bullets and would give account of bullet casings with statements of facts on the uses of bullets in their possession. When bullet casings were not returned, and properly, accounted for by their users, the Bureau would assume that the bullets were used improperly, for the wrong intentions. Since the possibility is there that arms carriers could use their firearms to kill, or hurt someone for the wrong reasons, it would be enforced by Law that firearms carriers must periodically, report to the Bureau with statements of facts (written), declaring the numbers of their used, and unused bullets for periodic clearance, or would face the prescribed penalty of the offence, which would include the revoke of firearms licenses. The Bureau would possess the used bullet casings by stamping, or printing it's abbreviation on bullet casings, since bullet casings would become firearms crime exhibits, providing proofs, and clues leading to facts of what the bullets were used for (either for the right, or wrong reasons).

Furthermore, there would be a Federal legislation,compelling the firearms carriers to maintain frequent tabs with the Bureau, reporting three times yearly, on the uses of their firearms and ammunition. The Bureau would as part of it's responsibility maintain frequent telephone calls, and if need be visit firearms carriers in their residences for surprise visits. To enforce this system, firearms carriers must obtain clearances from the Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration before purchasing guns, or bullets from the ammo shops, and must show.written clearances and valid licenses to the ammo shops.

With the serial pin-numbering, or coding mechanism, the enforcement of the Law for the return of bullet casings, and the supervisory account of the use of firearms by the Bureau, the system would provide an efficient form of information management for firearms crimes investigations, and the fast tracing of firearms crime offenders no matter the circumstances of the crimes. By the oversight follow-ups and close monitoring of firearms carriers of the Bureau, which would remind the firearms carriers of their obligation and responsibility, and the severity of punishment of the Law on offenders, the wrong use of firearms would drastically, reduce. Under this stiff conditions, firearms carriers would become extra careful in handling their weapons, by making sure that their weapons do not slip-off them into the hands of others; and must take full responsibility of their actions. Firearms carriers would by Law share punishment with individuals who used their weapons to commit crimes, and their carelessness when their weapons by accidental discharges, or by the stray bullets of their guns killed, or inflicted wounds on people. It is because the carriage, use, and storage of firearms and ammunition constitute great risk and danger to the lifes of people. By simple observation, people generally, are scared of firearms, and the general public should not be victimized by the risky, and dangerous choice of the few who had chosen to carry firearms.

Firearms carriage is like carrying a snake in a bag, and the snake slips out with the slightest chance to bite someone. By Law, firearms carriers should pay a hard price for their to carry firearms, inorder for them to be more careful in handling their firearms to reduce the risks, and dangers of their choice harming the innocent. Firearms carriers by Law must as an obligation report the loss, or removal of their firearms to the closest branch of the Bureau that would be established in every urban center. By Federal legislation, the number of bullets that every firearms carrier would purchase from the firearms and ammunition distributor, or shops at a time must be within five to eight bullets, and would not exceed ten bullets. Bullets would be packed in a pack of five bullets for easy recording, and effective control, and limiting of the use of guns. A firearms carrier buys one pack at a time. This limit to one pack would tremendously, enhance the effective close monitoring, and recording of firearms and ammunition to reduce their uses to a minimum, which would reduce the rate of firearms crimes.

Firearms carriage is a personal choice for self defense, and since it is not a common choice of all the people, the firearms carriers would be imposed to pay Firearms Oversight Use Tax”, which would provide the Bureau of Federal Firearms Registration with the fund to pay the expenses of maintaining it's infrastructures, and responsibility, rather than the Federal Government funding the services of the choice-of the few with the general taxpayers money. The Federal-Government would determine what should be the prescribed amount as tax, and how and when it would be paid by firearms carriers. The establishment of the Bureau would createjob opportunity for the people.

A desperate problem should be confronted, and tackled by a desperate solution.This system is the most appropriate mechanism to help take away guns from felons, and save the Federal Government millions of dollars spent annually to fight firearms crime. By the way, is it justifiable that the people of this country, who were always the victims of heinous serial killings of firearms crime offenders, should loose out huge junk of their tax money through the Federal Government's prosecution of firearms crime offenders in the courts? In view of these obvious facts of firearms threats to the communities and neighborhoods, and the world at large; coupled with the efforts, time, materials, and huge financial resources the Federal, and State Governments spent to fight firearms crimes, the Federal Government should consider the implementation of this system mechanism, since the system offers the best approach to the problem of firearms crimes which on a long term perspective pays off; and also would enhance the Home Land Security objectives.

The Roles of United States of America and United Nations in the Promotion of Ammunition Serial Pin-Numbering, or Coding Mechanism for Use on the Global Pperspective.

When this system is implemented in the United States, the United States Government should use it's full weight of global leadership position and power, to introduce and influence the United nations for the implementation of this system for global use. This would tremendously, help the countries of the world to solve their problems of firearms related crimes;.and to control, check on the broad trafficking of firearms, and other projectiles to minimize domestic crimes and terrorism.

The United Nations and the members of the Security Council would craft the most effective approach to regulate the production, marketization, and use of projectiles with this system of serially pin-numbering, or coding of projectiles. The United Nations would create an organ that would operate in collaboration with national governments to carry out the function of oversight production, marketization, and use of projectiles; to control and check their proliferation and trafficking by prescription of stiffer regulations, standards, and penalty. The United Nations would establish the branches of this new organ in every country to carry out a close monitoring of it's function.

I hope that this system mechanism will be given a serious deliberation and consideration. I will highly, appreciate the response of the Federal Government of United States on this system at the earliest convenience.This new concept of improving the use of bullets, and other projectiles by serially, pin-numbering, or coding of projectiles, and how the system should be implemented and work remain my property.National Governments and their private sectors that are interested in the implem- entation of this system mechanism and the required infrastru- ctures must obtain my permission. This same condition is app- licable to the United Nations.

Claims

8. My thought of stamping, or printing of serial pin-numbers, or codes on bullets, bullet casings and on other projectiles, with the names of the makers; the countries of origin; the abbreviations of the governments' agencies whose responsibility would be to register firearms, issue their licenses and maintain track records of the purchased firearms and bullets from the authorized firearms and ammunition distributors and shops would be the quickest and most effective mechanism to accurately, trace firearms crime offenders and to prevent firearms crimes; with this mechanism never been known, or used before in the history of firearms use in the world.

7. The support structures of this mechanism (Bureau of Federal Firearms and Ammunition Standards and Specifications;

Bureau of Fedral Firearms Registration; the authorized firearms and ammunition distributors and shops; and the Law Enforcement Agencies), with each having specific roles to play within the link framework, would offer the best approach to effectively, control the use of firearms and ammunition and fight firearms related crimes; with this system never been tried before.

6. By packaging the serially, pin-numbered, or coded bullets in a set of five bullets, or more as would be prescribed by Law, in one pack with a transparent cover, visible for firearms carriers to see the bullets' serial pin-numbers, or codes of the bullets they are paying and signing for, would be the best approach to limit the. use and unlawful trafficking of ammunition; and with each bullet accounted for.

5. My thought of stamping, or printing on the external bodies of bullet casings the abbreviations of the supposed governments' agencies, whose responsibility would be to register firearms, issue their licenses and maintain track records of firearms and ammunition sold to firearms carriers, supported by the Government's legislation which makes bullet casings the properties of the agencies; and also compelling by Law that firearms carriers return their empty bullet casings to the agencies, has not been perceived before.

4. Firearms carriers by Law would be compelled to send to the firearms agencies their respective incident reports as soon as the bullets in their possession were used; and periodically, report to the agencies in writing on the true position of the firearms and ammunition in their hands as the Law would prescribe, and must not wait on the Law Enforcement to look for them.

3. Firearms carriers would maintain tabs with the agencies and share punishment with individuals who used their firearms and ammunition to commit crimes.

2. Firearms Use Oversight Tax has not been introduced before, which would raise revenues from firearms carriers to support financially, the services of the agency to firearms carriers rather than expending the taxpayers money to fund the choice of the few.

1. Involving the United Nations to promote, and implement this mechanism in every country of the world, and by it setting up an organ within, or outside it's structure to undertake this responsibility, that would work in collaboration with national governments to control the production, marketization, management and use of firearms inorder to effectively, check on the illegal trade and use of firearms and ammunition to fight domestic firearms crimes and terrorism on the global perspective has not been tried before.