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Anyone actually have any "Saturday Night Specials" - defined as cheaply made guns that may hurt you as much as your target?
I recall one from many years ago. In memory, it seems it was made totally of brass with white grips. No trigger guard; in fact, no trigger - just a buttom you pushed after cocking the single action revolver. Probably a .22 or .32 caliber; small enough that the owner concealed it behind the headlight of his '52 Plymouth.
I've seen such old guns at gun shows, usually priced as though they are valuable antiques and never noticed anyone buying the things. There are still relatively inexpensive handguns being made - HiPoint comes to mind - but by all accounts they are well-made shooters that suffer only from being fugly.
But at least one lawmaker considers Saturday Night Specials a clear and present danger and, as such, subject to regulation by the ATF.
From Big Government:
Gun Control
IL Democrat Proposes 'Junk Gun' Ban
by Elizabeth Sheld 4 Mar 2013 151post a comment
Share This:A democrat congressman from America's murder capital will introduce legislation to ban 'junk handguns.' The bill is "designed to ban the production of low-quality handguns, known informally as 'Saturday night specials.' "
While the emphasis and attention has been focused on the rarely-used-in-crime "assault weapon," Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is going after the much cheaper, more frequently used weapon of choice,the cheap handgun. Gutierrez points out that 97% of Chicago's gun murders were committed using a handgun.
The plan here is to force the ATF to regulate the domestic production of handguns they way they currently do for guns that are imported for sale in the US. Gutierrez argues that "economy guns" are made with weaker metals or lack of safety features, so that they cost less money. By expanding the ATF's power, they could simply outlaw guns that are made with such materials or do not meet certain safety requirements.
"When we regulate cars and cribs and a whole host of products to ensure they are safe for public consumption, how does it not makes sense that we have basic safety standards for dangerous handguns?” he asked. "Now is the time to remove the most unsafe handguns from the market."
While the pretense of this silly gun grab was to ban the guns most frequently used in crime because they are cheap, now we hear that these guns are actually unsafe for their owners.
Shameless.
I recall one from many years ago. In memory, it seems it was made totally of brass with white grips. No trigger guard; in fact, no trigger - just a buttom you pushed after cocking the single action revolver. Probably a .22 or .32 caliber; small enough that the owner concealed it behind the headlight of his '52 Plymouth.
I've seen such old guns at gun shows, usually priced as though they are valuable antiques and never noticed anyone buying the things. There are still relatively inexpensive handguns being made - HiPoint comes to mind - but by all accounts they are well-made shooters that suffer only from being fugly.
But at least one lawmaker considers Saturday Night Specials a clear and present danger and, as such, subject to regulation by the ATF.
From Big Government:
Gun Control
IL Democrat Proposes 'Junk Gun' Ban
by Elizabeth Sheld 4 Mar 2013 151post a comment
Share This:A democrat congressman from America's murder capital will introduce legislation to ban 'junk handguns.' The bill is "designed to ban the production of low-quality handguns, known informally as 'Saturday night specials.' "
While the emphasis and attention has been focused on the rarely-used-in-crime "assault weapon," Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) is going after the much cheaper, more frequently used weapon of choice,the cheap handgun. Gutierrez points out that 97% of Chicago's gun murders were committed using a handgun.
The plan here is to force the ATF to regulate the domestic production of handguns they way they currently do for guns that are imported for sale in the US. Gutierrez argues that "economy guns" are made with weaker metals or lack of safety features, so that they cost less money. By expanding the ATF's power, they could simply outlaw guns that are made with such materials or do not meet certain safety requirements.
"When we regulate cars and cribs and a whole host of products to ensure they are safe for public consumption, how does it not makes sense that we have basic safety standards for dangerous handguns?” he asked. "Now is the time to remove the most unsafe handguns from the market."
While the pretense of this silly gun grab was to ban the guns most frequently used in crime because they are cheap, now we hear that these guns are actually unsafe for their owners.
Shameless.
