Schumer pushes to extend ban on undetectable guns

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By DAN O'REGAN

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-Brooklyn, is looking to extend a piece of federal legislation known as The Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act, set to expire on Dec. 9, that bans the production of firearms undetectable to metal detectors and x-ray machines.

Guns produced in 3-D printers allow anyone to make a plastic gun in their home cheaply and easily. According to Schumer this process of home firearms manufacturing creates a situation in which felons, terrorists and the mentally ill can slip deadly weapons into any supposedly secure location.

The first of these home-made guns were only able to fire one shot before falling apart. But technology has since improved, making it possible to create sturdier guns that are able to fire multiple times.

In April, a Texas-based high-tech gun maker, Defense Distributed, uploaded their plans for a 3-D printed gun know as "The Liberator" to the Internet. The plans have been downloaded more than 100,000 times since then. According to Schumer this enables any person with an Internet connection and a little over $1,000 to produce a gun that is virtually undetectable

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2013-11-22-85941.113122-Schumer-pushes-to-extend-ban-on-undetectable-guns.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. I'm guessing a terrorist or other person wanting to kill someone badly enough would just

ignore the law anyway.

[spin]

2. Politicians love to pass laws. That way they can tell their voters that they are solving problems.

The sad part is that the voters actually believe them.