bullet 120 in which as is known the casing 110 remains with the weapon at shooting and the bullet 120 becomes the projectile not shown are the primer and explosive which are inserted into the casing 110 also illustrated is a hole 130 that is drilled into the bullet 120 illustrated separately are a memory device 200 and a plug 150 the cartridge 100 is conventional and can be for use in any size of a weapon though the preferred embodiment is specifically directed to ammunition used in personal firearms whether handguns or longguns it is also noted that the present invention in its preferable form does not require any type of database to be maintained as the identification information on the bullet that is stored on the memory enhanced ammunition cartridge 100 is private to the retail purchaser as such that privacy is maintained at the point of purchase alternative embodiments are envisioned however in which a database could be maintained or a database that keeps information on the purchases from certain types of individuals certain classes of persons such as excluded groups referenced hereinafter or for certain classes of firearms u2014 memory enhanced ammunition cartridges 100 for semiautomatic weapons for instance the bullet 120 is also of essentially conventional manufacture other than the alterations described herein which is essentially that it has the hole 130 drilled or originally formed in it which allows for insertion of the memory device 200 therein which is then held in place with a combination of tension forces as well as the plug 150 with respect to the size of the hole 130 this size is primarily dictated by the size of the memory device 200.