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California state Assemblyman Paul Koretz (search), D-West Hollywood, is one of the bill’s authors.

“Imagine how much easier it would be, in the case of my bill microstamping, if there was just a number and you call it into a database and you know exactly who it is in five or 10 minutes,” Koretz said.

Critics argue the laws will punish law-abiding citizens and sportsmen by raising costs. Those in the gun and ammo manufacturing business add that they’re tired of bearing the brunt of gun crime and accuse lawmakers of targeting their livelihood.

“I will stop selling ammo the day after. So if that’s what the lawmakers want, is that guys like me to get out of the ammunition business, then all they have to do is tell me I have to spend 15, 20 minutes to paperwork a $2 box of ammo and I’m out,” says Ted Szajer, owner of L.A. Guns.