06-14-2013, 02:36 PM
(06-12-2013, 09:34 AM)F.U. Dont ask again Wrote: Anyone can build a modern sporting rifle with basic tools and a little knowhow. A drill press, a metal brake and a few hand tools and you can build a AK. Building a AR is almost as simple. Think of the conditions that they have ben building firearms in while living in the middle east.
F.U.,
I've been waiting for details on how the Santa Monica shooter got a hold of guns with a documented history of mental illness.
Still don't know if he used straw purchasers and/or obtained the guns via private or gun show transactions to avoid being background checked, like in Columbine.
But, it's now being revealed that Zawahri (or someone from whom he acquired the guns) likely assembled various parts to produce the AKs and work around existing laws.
Anyway, I thought of this post right away when I read the investigation update. According to the article, as you noted, it's not uncommon or difficult to build your own gun. Investigators are now trying to trace the source of the parts.
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/12/...n-20130613