X-ray machines fail to detect assault weapon

[zatoh]

I don't know if this is another "Glock Scare" or if better training needed. It seems like ANY suspicious object should be investigated. A 16 inch metal rod would seem extremely out of place in any carry on luggage.

X-ray machines fail to detect assault weapon

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[PistolKidd]

ugh...another glock type "oooh its plastic, porcelain, ceramic" type scare huh.. i guess the barrel, the springs, gastube, FCG, BCG are all transparent as well huh...

i guess anybody doing "their" airport security job might fail to notice these things..despite their METAL signature on an x-ray machine.

[jdberger]

Clearly they thought that it would be too easy to spot the mag and the bullets, so they left them out of the test. Isn't there supposed to be a buffer tube and buffer, too?

Like you couldn't sneak an M1 tank past airport security if you distracted them with a box of donuts....

[leelaw]

100% unadulterated bullcrap.

Barrel. Bolt. Bolt carrier. Hammer, Trigger, Sear, Magazine release, Takedown pin. Pivot pin. Springs and detents. Buffer tube. Recoil spring. Buffer. Magazine (unless polymer). Ammunition.

If he claims it shows up as "just a rod" he is "just a total liar" and I'm sure I missed some other metal bits.

[gmcem50]

B.S. meter PEGGED on this one!

There is so much BS in this story, I don't know where to begin...

New Jersey; ...figures. That bunch of jack booted clowns couldn't tell their butts from a hot rock, let alone conduct a security test properly.

File this one under "More evidence that those EEEEVIL assault weapons should be BANNED!!!"

This sounds like the infamous 'porcelain Glock 7'.

[PistolKidd]

no no..thats what you cant tell! the buffer tube is also made out of carbon fiber!!!

http://www.weareguns.com/carbon15.htm

well from this picture it looks like it's made from the same material as the rest of the receiver..

I know what we can do, we just need to regulate buffer tubes and mandate that they be made out of steel or better yet, LEAD!! yes yes..that would be the perfect solution, no more worries about mistaken identities..

[DrjonesUSA]

I don't know if this is another "Glock Scare" or if better training needed. It seems like ANY suspicious object should be investigated. A 16 inch metal rod would seem extremely out of place in any carry on luggage.

Not to mention a magazine (or two) full of bullets.

[50 Freak]

I know why the barrel and bolt were not easily detected....It didn't look like toe nail clipper.

Thoses things never get through airport security....

[zefflyn]

X-ray machines don't detect anything. It's the moron at the screen who's supposed to detect stuff.

In any case, the security 'tards wouldn't look for it anyway, unless the random-drawing security check luckily pulled the guy for detailed analysis.

[VeryCoolCat]

Trying to identify figures in an x-ray is harder than it looks. WAY more harder than it looks. The most identifiable parts I can tell were the barrel and springs in the magazine.

Do yourself a favor, dont pack your bags too tightly, so they don't have to open up your bag and do a complete search.

[shopkeep]

Wait a minute... I thought the CARBON-15 was banned in New Jersey, how come that drug dealer still had one ?

Well this makes the second time Law Enforcement has been concerned about the CARBON-15... the first mention of the pistol was in a bulletin to the Ohio State Police. Good thing I'm already stocked up and ready for a fed ban on Carbon Fiber rifles... too bad I can't get a CARBON-15 pistol in this crazy state though !

[socalsteve]

What about that STUPID statement about the ammo! It fires a .223 - we use that in Irag.

Dumb and Dumber isn't just a movie anymore - its a new form of gov't!

[EOD Guy]

Items do not have to be metal to be seen by an x-ray machine. They just have to have mass. I've x-rayed a stainless steel thermos and could see the level of coffee inside.

[odysseus]

Items do not have to be metal to be seen by an x-ray machine. They just have to have mass. I've x-rayed a stainless steel thermos and could see the level of coffee inside.

yup yup. Why else would you think it's been used on humans? My bones aren't made out metal...

[blacklisted]

Someone needs to email the "author" of this article.