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  • Hundreds of Millions of U.S. Guns are Unlicensed and Untraceable

    08/27/2018 5:02:07 AM PDT · by marktwain · 108 replies
    Ammoland ^ | 21 August, 2018 | Dean Weingarten
    In the hysteria about 3D printed guns, the words “unlicensed and untraceable” are thrown about promiscuously and irresponsibly. They are used to imply disaster is upon us, that some new scary threshold has been breached. They are scare tactics based on ignorance. Most of the 400 million plus firearms in the United States are unlicensed (unregistered) and untraceable.  It has been that way for decades, hundreds of years. It has not made a significant difference in the crime rate. It will not make a significant difference in the future. Separate from gun licensing, there are background checks at retail...
  • “Modernized” Undetectable Firearms Bill Would Outlaw Glocks, Many Rifles

    03/17/2017 5:54:03 AM PDT · by marktwain · 32 replies
    ammoland ^ | 8 March, 2017 | Dean Weingarten
    Senator Nelson from Florida has filed a restrictive bill that would stifle innovation and experimentation, without significantly impacting terrorists or criminals. Interestingly, a complete exemption would be included for the U.S. government and agencies. The bill is titled the “Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act of 2017“. Nelson mis-characterizes the state of the art with this falsehood: “Thanks to advances in technology, anyone with a 3-D printer can simply print a fully-functioning firearm that can be snuck through a metal detector without being noticed,” Nelson said. “These guns pose a real threat to our safety and we need to be doing...
  • Al-Qaida threatens to use ‘undetectable’ bombs against U.S.

    01/05/2015 8:16:50 AM PST · by MeshugeMikey · 25 replies
    wtop.com ^ | January 5, 2015 | J.J. Green
    WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is warning Americans that they’ve been working long and hard on a new tool to attack the U.S. In the latest issue of the terror group’s Inspire electronic magazine, an individual called the AQ Chef was quoted as saying they developed a bomb in 2009, but “the brothers in the external operation committee did not give us the green light until recently.” Hinting at al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula’s dedication to building undetectable bombs, he said in the winter 2014 edition of Inspire, released in late December, “they have developed other bombs that...
  • Industry group continues preemptive surrender tradition for ‘undetectable guns'

    11/26/2013 12:37:32 PM PST · by marktwain · 13 replies
    Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 26 November, 2013 | David Codrea
    The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry’s trade association, has written letters to Congress urging both houses to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act before it expires on Dec. 9, Desert Eagles Technologies reported Saturday. While a search for a press release and copies of the letters on the NSSF website did not locate the actual letters [UPDATE: NSSF letter link forwarded courtesy of John Richardson], the report is consistent with a “fast facts sheet” on “‘3D printing’ of firearms” previously issued by the group in which it asserted “The current Undetectable Firearms Act should be reauthorized.”“NSSF is concerned...
  • Senator Sessions Shows Courage, Blocks Gun Ban

    11/23/2013 8:52:37 AM PST · by marktwain · 9 replies
    Gun Watch ^ | 24 November, 2013 | Dean Weingarten
    The Glock pistol was the first gun that anti-rights types claimed was "undetectable"  The KelTec P3AT is one of the new breed of small concealed carry guns that is extremely light and popular.  Both guns use composite frames. The ban on "undetectable" guns is set to end on December 9th. This ban should be opposed on principle.  It does nothing to add to the false security provided by metal detectors.  The guns are detectable, of course, just not detectable on metal detectors with a high setting.  If a detector cannot detect a "undetectable gun" or a cartridge, it cannot...
  • Rep. Israel's 'undetectable' magazine ban requires new licensing bureaucracy

    04/18/2013 9:40:36 AM PDT · by marktwain · 11 replies
    St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 18 April, 2013 | Kurt Hofmann
    When this column covered Congressman Steve Israel's (D-NY) H.R. 1474, to reauthorize the "undetectable" firearm ban, and expand it to cover magazines, and firearm receivers (as opposed to entire firearms), the text of the bill was not yet available. That has now changed, and the bill has some . . . interesting provisions. Despite Rep. Israel's claim of concern about "undetectable" firearms and magazines, it has become increasingly clear that his real concern is the government's impending loss of control of the people's acquisition of firearms, because 3-D printing and other technologies are quickly putting home manufacture of guns...
  • Like It Or Not, 3D Printing Will Probably Be Legislated

    01/18/2013 12:56:41 PM PST · by DBrow · 42 replies
    The Crunch ^ | 1/18/13 | John Biggs
    As the race – and it’s basically a race – to release as many 3D-printed gun parts as possible heats up, it’s never been harder for me to come down on the side of the “Freedom To Tinker” crowd. Last weekend Defense Distributed, a group dedicated to releasing plans for a 3D printed gun, posted a video and description of their 3D-printed AR-15 thirty-round magazine. The video, which is, unnecessarily, full of snarky vitriol, shows that, on some level, the 3D printed gun isn’t very far off. It also shows that the call for 3D printer legislation could soon overpower...
  • Pentagon-backed 'time cloak' stops the clock (briefly makes an event undetectable)

    01/04/2012 1:36:15 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 25 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 1/4/12 | AFP
    Pentagon-supported physicists on Wednesday said they had devised a "time cloak" that briefly makes an event undetectable. The laboratory device manipulates the flow of light in such a way that for the merest fraction of a second an event cannot be seen, according to a paper published in the science journal Nature. It adds to experimental work in creating next-generation camouflage -- a so-called invisibility cloak in which specific colours cannot be perceived by the human eye. "Our results represent a significant step towards obtaining a complete spatio-temporal cloaking device," says the study, headed by Moti Fridman of Cornell University...
  • Barry Bonds sings "Undetectable"

    05/08/2006 9:13:33 AM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 165 replies · 2,056+ views
    Balco de Mayo | Charlie Henrickson, the wag tailoring the doggerel
    UNDETECTABLETune: "Unforgettable" As sung by Barry "U.S.D.A." Bonds Undetectable, the cream, the clear Some injectable, right in my rear Like a shot of stuff for human growth Do one cheek, then go and do 'em both Never before Have steroids been more Undetectable in every way Unconnectible, that's how I'll stay Look at me, see the incredible Bulk I've gained but not by edible Means I gained it from some spreadable goo Unregrettable, well worth the risk Record-settable, no asterisk Chasing Aaron, catching up to Ruth Couldn't care less if I tell the truth What matters more Is home runs...
  • CHINA PROVIDES TERRORISM'S NEW WEAPON - (better pay attention to this development!!)

    07/15/2005 2:47:40 PM PDT · by CHARLITE · 55 replies · 1,723+ views
    YCSI.NET ^ | JULY 14, 2005 | GORDON THOMAS
    The world's Terror Network has been given a new weapon. It can overcome the most stringent of airport and airline security checks. Far more lethal than Semtex, it can be smuggled with virtual impunity from one country to another, one terrorist cell to another. For the 80 terror groups listed on the computers of the CIA, MI5, MI6 and Germany's BND, the weapon once more tips the scales in their favour. It is a new type of plastic explosive that was used by the two young British radical Muslims in last week's suicide bomb attack on the club in Tel...