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comment:[Sen. Schumer, NY said] We’re facing a situation where anyone — a felon, a terrorist — can open a gun factory in their garage and the weapons they make will be undetectable. It’s stomach-churning.”...[article resumes] This naive, sensationalist rant so misunderstands the issue, I almost don’t know where to start.
I don't agree with very much of what Schumer says, but I think he has a point with this. I read through the article, and I don't see what is naive about it. This is a problem and it has to be addressed somehow.
If someone wants to make plastic guns that can get by security, it will mean a nightmare for everybody's security.
Certainly, I understand that the genie is out of the bottle and have posted that on this here blog.
The response is going to have to be something along the lines of new detection equipment. Or people will have to be frisked every time they go into a courtroom, airplane, or any other place where there's a lot of people. Personally, I don't like airport security the way it is now. This will become even more onerous and pervasive.
What would be worse? Controlling the machine or controlling the people? I don't know the answer, but this will have consequences. This article doesn't even begin to address those issues.
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