Two related California studies to be released this week conclude that it is now impractical to catalog the ballistic "fingerprints" of every firearm in California, findings that gun-control opponents are using to fight calls for a national database inspired by last fall`s East Coast sniper shootings. Now, supporters of a nationwide database fear that an independent scientific review of that report, provided to the AP this week, will further undermine congressional support for a national firearms database.
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