Russ Ford might look like a longhaired, gun-control, hippie type. And in many ways, he is. Ford and his business partners, Steve Mace and John Knickerbocker, have patented a system that uses laser ...

Ballistics forensics -- the comparison of microscopic markings on bullets or bullet fragments -- has long been a cornerstone of police work. It has helped establish, for example, links among the ...

Gun rights organizations oppose ammunition coding, saying that the costs would be prohibitive, and would amount to a de facto gun ban. The e-mail above cites a ".05 cent tax" on each bullet (we assume ...