House votes to extend plastic gun ban

[MacGyver]

The house voted to extend the ban on plastic guns another 10 years today.  "Without significant opposition, the house did not record members' votes."

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/12/03/house-plastic-gun-bill-vote/3855281/

 

I love the belief that you can somehow jam Pandora back into his box.

[GlockSpock]

Am I ever going to be able to purchase my Glock 7?

[RobertNashville]

Is it even possible to make a FUNCTIONING  "plastic gun" that cannot be detected by X-ray?  A plastic/non-metal casing and components is one thing but what about the rest of the gun itself such as the barrel, firing pin, etc, etc.  I'm sure you could get by with non-metal parts for some of these components but all of them...I sort of doubt it.

 

I know there was one guy in the '80s who claimed he could do it but failed...then he popped up again around 2000 but still was never able to actually build an undetectable gun so, why do we need to ban something that doesn't exist?  It may happen someday but I'd be willing to bet we'll have phasers by then. LOL

[E4 No More]

Is it even possible to make a FUNCTIONING  "plastic gun" that cannot be detected by X-ray?  A plastic/non-metal casing and components is one thing but what about the rest of the gun itself such as the barrel, firing pin, etc, etc.  I'm sure you could get by with non-metal parts for some of these components but all of them...I sort of doubt it.

 

I know there was one guy in the '80s who claimed he could do it but failed...then he popped up again around 2000 but still was never able to actually build an undetectable gun so, why do we need to ban something that doesn't exist?  It may happen someday but I'd be willing to bet we'll have phasers by then. LOL

When I entertained the idea of becoming a polymer engineer in 1989, I attended a class that consisted of guest engineers of various fields that came in to speak to the class about their fields. One of them worked for a company in Kansas City that was famous for manufacturing components for nuclear weapons. He told us that they had a polymer that was so hard that they had no tool that could cut it. If they have that then it is possible they could develop something that could take the pressures of a pistol round. :shrug:

[southernasylum]

Is it even possible to make a FUNCTIONING  "plastic gun" that cannot be detected by X-ray?  A plastic/non-metal casing and components is one thing but what about the rest of the gun itself such as the barrel, firing pin, etc, etc.  I'm sure you could get by with non-metal parts for some of these components but all of them...I sort of doubt it.

 

I know there was one guy in the '80s who claimed he could do it but failed...then he popped up again around 2000 but still was never able to actually build an undetectable gun so, why do we need to ban something that doesn't exist?  It may happen someday but I'd be willing to bet we'll have phasers by then. LOL

Defense distributed already posted a video of a single shot, reusable polymer pistol called the liberator. The only metal parts are the finish nail used as a firing pin and a metal piece added to make it detectable so as to abide by the law. The 3D printer file was downloaded i think 100,000 times before their site went offline. It's still available on many file sharing websites.

They voluntarily added the metal for compliance but I'm sure the law will keep the bad guys honest when it comes to their polymer guns. Another pointless feel good law in my opinion.

-southernasylum

[Photoguy67]

Guns are a right. When do we stop allowing the furthering of a police state? JMHO

[Randall53]

Guns are a right. When do we stop allowing the furthering of a police state? JMHO

Not until all the RINOS and left wing conservatives are kicked out of Washington.

[Oh Shoot]

Guns are a right. When do we stop allowing the furthering of a police state? JMHO

 

Folks have been saying that since long before you were born, beginning seriously in 1934.

 

- OS

[Blitzen]

Another law that only affects the law abiding. But it feels so good! Fear the Republican elites for they know not conservatism.

[Jonnin]

Well well, looky who didn't veto it...