Gun Control Is Tax-Subsidized Marketing for Illegal Submachine Guns

reason.com ^ | 11/1/2016 | J.D. Tuccille

[rktman]

"DIY submachine guns are popping up across the West Bank," the Washington Post reported recently in a piece about a weapon that has repeatedly played a role in Palestinian attacks upon Israelis. The guns are of a common type referred to as the "Carlo," based on the Swedish Carl Gustav M/45, which dates to the World War 2 era. The article added that hundreds of the submachine guns have been confiscated over the past year, and raids staged on 35 mechanics' shops that were cranking them out.

"The Carlo has remained so popular because of how little machinery and technical know-how is required to produce it," a Times of Israel story noted earlier this year. "A drill press, some welding equipment and blueprints from the internet are all that's needed to create one of these potentially devastating weapons." The story lamented that "it's nearly impossible to prevent its production."

Ironically, Israelis themselves relied on homemade submachine guns during their War of Independence. In their case, they knocked off copies of the British-designed Sten gun and fed them with ammunition manufactured in a clandestine factory beneath a laundry. Similarly to the weapon copied by West Bank mechanics, "the Sten used simple stamped metal components and minor welding, which required minimal machining and manufacturing," according to Wikipedia.

[rktman]

WTH? Common everyday people making their own guns? That's 'unpossible' because----universal background checks. Or something. Have these assclown ever seen the weapons that come out of the northern hills of India/Pockistahn/Weirdzirastan?

[Myrddin]

Tax subsidized? Let's fix that silliness. Cut the ATF "tax" to $25 and the "approval" down to just the NICS check. You'll get the tax revenue and the economy benefits by selling a safe, quality product. Ammo manufacturers benefit with additional sales.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Smith and Wesson Model 76 is a copy of this gun.

Really nice shooter.

[ctdonath2]

Repeal 922(o).
Make modern firearms legal.

[Elderberry]

Smith and Wesson Model 76 is a copy of this gun. Really nice shooter.

That was because Sweden wouldn't sell the Carl Gustav m/45 to us because of their opposition to our fighting in Vietnam.

Back in the late 70's I would see tables full of them at the gun shows going for $300 ea. Next to Mac10s going for $200.

[factoryrat]

The government can only tax it, if they know that you have it. In other words, the government push to tax firearms and ammunition is a backdoor registration tactic, or more to the point, if you left a paper trail of purchases, they can find you, and make your short life miserable.

Sheesh, what part of “Shall not be infringed” don’t people understand?

[JoeFromSidney]

Plans for Luty's 9-mm submachine gun are available at www.thehomegunsmith.com.

[10mm]

The Do-it-Yourself Submachine Gun

[Big Red Badger]

Otto emptying my pockets!