Hopefully there will be more consideration of the impact of homemade firearms on the enforceability of gun laws in the research literature in the future. Rich http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20061206/homemade_gun_061206?hub=TorontoHome
Homemade gun found by TAVIS police officers toronto.ctv.ca A man is facing a list of gun and drug-related charges after he allegedly pulled a homemade firearm on police Tuesday night, resulting in a struggle that left two officers with minor injuries. ... Police allege that while investigating one man, the suspect pulled a so-called zip gun from his pocket and pointed it at the officers. The homemade weapon was loaded with a 22-calibre round. "It looks like, really, just a little larger than a pen," Staff Sgt. Dan Sabadics told the Toronto Star. The suspect and officers struggled and police even used a Taser in an attempt to subdue the man, but with "little effect." "The struggle just sort of continued," Sabadics said. Up to four officers were involved in the struggle and two suffered injuries. They were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment. ... Zip guns are not commonly seen on the streets, but they "do come across them" Sabadics told the Star. "It's easily concealed. If you don't know what you're looking for, you can lose your life rapidly," he said. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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