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5. I'm not familiar with Trump's position.

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 10:51 PM

Jul 2018

It the Democrats are against them and the NRA supports it, I suppose that's all he cares about.

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Do plastic gun bullets have a ballistic signature? [View all] jpak Jul 2018 OP

With plastic barrels, I doubt it. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #1

So why does Trump want them? jpak Jul 2018 #3

I'm not familiar with Trump's position. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #5

Would the bullets have a trace of plastic?... lame54 Jul 2018 #6

This is new to me and I have done little research. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #11

The bullets themselves would not be plastic. Oneironaut Jul 2018 #2

So, there would be no unique rifling marks on the bullets? jpak Jul 2018 #7

Just like a shotgun with a filed off serial number fescuerescue Jul 2018 #12

Ballistic tracing in real life is pretty hit or miss DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2018 #16

They pass through metal detectors undetected? Brother Buzz Jul 2018 #4

The firing pin and bullet would be metal. Flaleftist Jul 2018 #8

The bullets are regular bullets. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #10

At least one-shot pistols aren't good mass murder weapons marylandblue Jul 2018 #14

Indeed. They also have a good chance of malfunctioning. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #17

Cops love them. Malfunction is no problem for safeinOhio Aug 2018 #18

This whole thing is a canard to distract from the real issues GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #13

Doesn't matter if they are expensive marylandblue Jul 2018 #15