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ufacturer, unencumbered by any
patent restrictions, but that Lizotte
in the past has stated that “there is
no issue in regards to the unencum-
bered portion of the patent.”
Speaking with SSR in May, Lizo-
tte stated, “Since 2008, the core pat-
ents have already been abandoned
and placed into the public domain,
so they [manufacturers] can access
them for free. We have another one
that’s recently been abandoned,
which deals on the forensic side, so
we’re opening that to the forensic
community. We have another that
we’ve just filed the abandonment
for. The core patents are in the pub-
lic domain.”
Few, if any, sources disagree that
the technology is imperfect and
needs further research and devel-
opment to become as efficient as its
proponents envision. Many believe
that that is cause enough to leave
it aside for the present, but others
—including some legislators and
its inventor—do not. Just because
the system is imperfect, they argue,
doesn’t mean it can’t be of some
benefit.

“Just take DNA, for example,”
Lizotte suggested. “When you had
the first DNA (test) systems that
came out, they were based on gel
plates. Then you had microchan-
nel plates; what did it do? Made it
a little better, a little easier, a little
faster. Then you went into DNA
sequencing systems, and more ad-
vanced methods. Same thing with
this technology, as with any tech-
nology; it can always be improved
and refined.

Few, if any, sources disagree that the technology is imperfect and needs further research and development to become as efficient as its proponents envision. Many believe that that is cause enough to leave it aside for the present, but others—including some legislators and its inventor—do not.

tion, target shooting, and hunting. And that’s it. They are not made to make perfect physical evidence at crime scenes; never have, never will.

“We have an opportunity, be-
cause there’s a hundred-year histo-
ry of unintentional microstamping
as the basis of a method in order to
catch criminals and match guns to
crime scenes. And that technology
needs to evolve.”
Lizotte characterizes himself as
which the firearms community can
further enhance its good-citizen
standing, by spearheading a new
means of helping to put the bad
guys away.

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illuminated reticle with an 11-posi- tion brightness control. Unlimited eye relief and an ultra-wide field of view get you on target with lightning speed no matter the game.

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