Ban on Plastic Guns Extended 10 Years (by White House)

The Associated Press via Yahoo News ^ | Tuesdayy, December 9th | White House AP

[Liberal Classic]

WASHINGTON - President Bush quietly signed legislation Tuesday that would extend for 10 years a ban on plastic guns that can be slipped past airport metal detectors or through X-ray machines.

The legislation bans the manufacture, sale or possession of such firearms, but exempts military and intelligence agencies.

[Liberal Classic]

Short article but it's AP so I trimmed it.

Does anyone know that such a gun exists?

[Puppage]

Let's ban Unicorns, too. They're just as real

[Centurion2000]

maybe an epoxy gun like that one from the Clint Eastwood movie where he was an SS agent

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Does anyone know that such a gun exists?

The Glock was the first "plastic" (polymer framed) gun, but even the glock has a metal barrel, and it Glocks show up just fine on x-ray machines.

There is no such thing as a completely plastic gun, and even if there were it would show up on an x-ray.

[Liberal Classic]

Laws against unicorns must be working, since I haven't seen any.

[Sender]

He won't have the luxury of 'quietly' signing a renewal of the AW ban. The public spotlight will be shining brightly on that one.

[Dead Corpse]

Anyone still think Bush wouldn't sign the AWB renewal as well? After all, he is willing to sign a ban on perfectly imaginary guns.

This is my "one issue" litmus test. Bush fails.

[Rebelbase]

Children everywhere are crying over this.

[Liberal Classic]

I remember Glocks being called "the plastic gun," but you're right that there's plenty of metal in them. I have one, I ought to know.

[The_Repugnant_Conservative]

Nice to know if someone finally perfects a composit/ceramic firearm,that terrorust will not be able to get one in the US.

[Ichneumon]

Does anyone know that such a gun exists?

Not the last I heard.

Even if the rest of the gun is made of "plastic", if it fires anything like a regular round, the barrel needs to be metal to withstand the enormous pressures of firing. And even a small barrel will trigger the metal detector. Even Glock pistols, which put the liberals into hysterics about "plastic guns that can evade airport security" in the first place, contain many ounces of steel in the barrel and other parts.

And "plastic" guns are a moot point for the X-ray machine, since even all-plastic toy SQUIRT GUNS show up just fine on airport X-ray machines.

About the only material other than metal one could make a reliable gun barrel out of would be ultra-high-tech ceramics, but those are pretty much beyond the reach of the average (or even above-average) terrorist workshop.

[Liberal Classic]

What about outside th U.S?

[bvw]

A ceramic barrel and firing chamber wound tight with a strong polymer wire shoulk work for multiple firings. Haven't seen one yet.

[Liberal Classic]

About the only material other than metal one could make a reliable gun barrel out of would be ultra-high-tech ceramics, but those are pretty much beyond the reach of the average (or even above-average) terrorist workshop.

For today, perhaps, but not forever.

[CrazyIvan]

E. Pluribus Unum is correct, not such completely plastic gun exists. Can the government ban something on the assumption that technology will produce it in the future? I used to help race superbikes and had the priveledge to pick up one of Hondas composit frames in their pits once. I couldn't believe such a wispy feeling thing could hold a 100HP+ motor and two wheels in exact alignment. I don't doubt it will be possible to make plastics (or ceramics) to hold up to such stress someday.

[misterrob]

Advances in material science and nano technology will make such a gun possible in the future.

Bet on it.

[apillar]

Well I'm sure that if Bin-Laden or Saddam is working on developing a plastic gun this law will stop them in their tracks...

I feel much safer...

[Liberal Classic]

Those carbon fiber wheels seem to weigh almost nothing, don't they?

[AAABEST]

LOL. What a classic piece, I used to love those sparkly guns. They gave off a kool aroma too.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Gee...that's a beaut !