Yes indeed this is real. I wrote my representatives in Pennsylvania about it. The proposal went into committee last February, 2008 where it was allowed to die. Hopefully it will not be reintroduced. I would encourage others to check on the status of these proposals in their states and write their representatives.
The stated purpose of the proposal is to be able to track a bullet back to an individual. However, since it is so easy to make bullets at home, this proposal is all but worthless.
In essence, if passed: it would make you a criminal if you kept unserialized ammunition after a certain date; it would effectively eliminate reloading; it would place a .08 to .22 cent tax on each bullet you purchase; and your ammunition purchases would be tracked by the government.
Now back to flying!
