60 minutes: Glock VP supports ballistic fingerprinting

60 minutes ^ | February 9, 2003 | self

[Mulder]

I didn't watch 60 minutes tonight, but according to several folks who did watch, one of the Vice Presidents of Glock stated he supports ballistic fingerprinting on a national level.

If true, this is a total sellout of gun owners in America.

[Mulder]

bang

[Bogey78O]

Well the additional receivers and barrels they'd sell would add to their income nicely.

[Mulder]

FYI

[WorkingClassFilth]

"If true, this is a total sellout of gun owners in America."

Well, it wouldn't be the first time...or the last.

This topic is also found here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/839476/posts

[Texas_Jarhead]

if true, all I can say is
what a fool

[John Jorsett]

The heck with what Glock did. I'm burning with curiosity to know if Michael Jackson appeared to defend himself. I won't be able to sleep until I know.

(/sarcasm)

[da_toolman]

Glad I didn't go Glock.... hopin the new Springfield takes their market shares.

[Mulder]

hopin the new Springfield takes their market shares

Me too. I'm about to pick up a new XD40.

They are cheaper, but better than Glocks, IMHO. And I thought that before 60 minutes.

[FreeInWV]

Dang, and I was thinking about buying one. Oh well.

Maybe they should ask S&W if this strategy works.

[Noslrac]

Maybe he is the VP for a reason. Are you sure this is the position of Glock or just the opinion of some guy who makes management decision? BTW glocks are wonderful firearms.

[Mulder]

Are you sure this is the position of Glock or just the opinion of some guy who makes management decision?

We'll see by Glock's response in the next few days.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Doesn't Glock have a mfg. plant in MD - which has a ballistic fingerprint requirement? Sounds to me that they are geared to comply and are looking to squelch the competition.

[Shooter 2.5]

What is that weird angled cut on the each side by the muzzle? Is that to grip the sides like finger grooves?

[TheBattman]

I guess he didn't pay attention to what happend to S&W....

[Mulder]

What is that weird angled cut on the each side by the muzzle?

Good question.... you'd have to have pretty long fingers for that though.

It does have an accessory rail, and maybe the cutout was simply for looks to make the rail blend with the gun better?

[isthisnickcool]

A couple of things: 1) There are millions of hand guns they will never "fingerprint". 2) The smarter crooks who use autos have a habit of picking up their brass anyway. 3) Revolvers don't eject the casings.

[Mulder]

There are millions of hand guns they will never "fingerprint"

Ballistic fingerprinting is nothing more than the next step to registration and confiscation.

First, the traitors will try to pass a ballistic fingerprinting bill covering new guns.

Then, they'll pass a law making it illegal to modify an existing gun (new barrel, new bolt, etc....) without fingerprinting the modified weapon. In other words, you'll have to go through an FFL to get a replacement barrel.

Finally, they'll enact a law requiring all guns to get fingerprinted.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"I guess he didn't pay attention to what happend to S&W..."

Maybe, maybe not. There are others too:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/824084/posts

The good news is that there are fine manufacturers and firms that are 100% on the side of our 2A freedoms as well. Brownell's and Midway are two that come to mind, but there are WAY too many companies that simply see the profits from gun owners and will betray Americans at the first sign of government pressure. It is important to know who really is on board as crew and who is just along for the ride.

When I worked in construction I used to marvel at the guys who had 'tool-religion.' What I mean is guys that liked their [blank] brand cordless drill a lot and so believed that every product that [blank] brand makes had to be the best thing since sliced bread. Many times I've seen embarrassed tool-religionists when [blank] brand's substandard tools fail at critical times or screw up a job because of light duty or inaccurate abilities. I always tried to find out what tool does what the best and what other hard-users think about it. As a result, I have a range of brands in my tools and have never been disappointed.

In a similar way, the gun owning public cannot afford to have silly notions of who their friends are because, in the end, we will live (and possibly die) by the strength of the unified front we are able to muster.

[Dr Warmoose]

.. Dremmel tools and lots of practice tend to change the "fingerprint".

Exactly what kind of felon purchases their tools from a reputable dealer anyway? So honest Joe buys a firearm to protect his home. The gun gets stolen, and that same firearm is used to commit a crime...

So the "fingerprint" helps how?

Why don't we just pass a law that requires the perp to leave his driver's license at the scene of the crime? According to some reports, no one has been caught on the basis of a fingerprint, but some idiot criminals have accidently left ID behind...

Government... (sigh)