Posted on 08/29/2018 5:00:41 AM PDT by marktwain
A small shop was being used to make illegal pistols in Sussex, England. The police are said to have discovered the shop because of testing the illegal guns inside the shop. It is possible. It is far more common for such shops to be found by use of informants or sting operations. From telegraph.co.uk:
A large-scale illegal gun factory has been discovered on a Sussex industrial estate, the National Crime Agency has announced.
Investigators responded to what was believed to be gunshots coming from inside what the NCA called a warehouse unit describing itself as a gearbox repair business on an industrial estate in Hailsham, East Sussex.
Officers raided the building on Saturday night and found what they believe to be a “sophisticated” operation producing guns, of which the NCA has subsequently seized around 30.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is dedicated to fighting organized crime in the UK. From the NCA:
Our role is to protect the public from the most serious threats by disrupting and bringing to justice those serious and organised criminals who present the highest risk to the UK.
The NCA describes the small shop as a “large scale illegal gun factory”. The equipment it has is common in millions of hobbyist basements and garages in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses have far better and more extensive machine tools in the United States.
In the UK, a former shop teacher explained that such machinery is very common, and is being sold surplus, inexpensively, as the industrial school shops are being shut down.
The language used may seem a little strange to anyone familiar with engineering and metalworking. Perhaps the speaker was trying to make it understandable to a journalist. From telegraph.co.uk:
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Maybe 10K on the used market in the U.S.
In Pakistan, there is a thriving light manufacturing industry making guns for the Taliban.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRte65F_KRk
Consider that the AK-47 was specifically designed so that it could be made using primitive machinery, in case the USSR’s main industrial base was damaged in war.
One of the simplist firearms to manufacture is the blow-back sub-machine gun.
I hope they didn’t get plans from the interwebs, they could be in real trouble.
That bridgeport mill is sweet....
If this was “Orientals” no charges will be filed because of RACE. See if anyone gets prosecuted........................
They had a little machine shop and couldn’t make a silencer?
HA..!!! Him make thing that go bang-bang.....
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-shotspotter-works-microphones-detecting-gunshots-2017-6
ShotSpotter
The mill appears to be a CNC device - note the bank of controls on the extreme right of the picture - a lot more expensive than $10k even on the used market, probably closer to $30 - $40k.
They say this like it's a bad thing.
For safety’s concern it’s a good thing they are using American machinery, the Chinese stuff is pure junk! At least they show consistency.
The mill appears to be a CNC device - note the bank of controls on the extreme right of the picture - a lot more expensive than $10k even on the used market, probably closer to $30 - $40k.
You can actually buy full CNC enclosed cell mills used for under 10,000.
Maybe that witch, Theresa May, is concerned they might sell weapons to the South African Whites for defense against the Black Racist COMMIES there.
LOL!
Oh My. God!!! Millions!!!
Yes it is. And now the authorities will have to confiscate all surplus industrial machinery...
I suspect the "loud noises" evidence was just the pretext used.
Almost certainly, a snitch, informant, or sting was how the authorities found the place.
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