The adapter shown here converts a plastic 12-gauge flare gun into a .38 Caliber pistol. It is available at
www.CaptainForHire.com at a cost of $75. The website calls it a “must have tool for hunting, fishing or self-defense.” It also calls it a “no hassle way to carry a weapon onto an airplane or through security points.”
This Flare gun is legal to possess as it does not quality as a firearm
38 Caliber Flare Gun
This weapon appears to be a common key ring or MP3 player and may be carried in a pocket or around a neck. It is extremely light weight and can be separated in two parts, the double barrel (silver section) and the firing pin mechanism (black section).
The trigger mechanism is cocked by simply pulling the key ring section to the rear and raising the two trigger buttons which can be fired separately. (This mechanism may be prone to unintentional discharges.) New South Wales, Australia seized over 900 of these guns recently in a raid. All were ready for distribution. A further 2500 parts ready for assembly were also recovered, but unfortunately it is believed a large number had already made their way into circulation.
The firearm uses .32 automatic rounds and has an accuracy range of about 2600 ft. It costs in the area of $2000. This key gun does NOT show up in Airport screening.
Key Ring Gun
The CERAKOTE FIREARMS COATING SYSTEM is available through numerous websites and allows for color finishes on handguns and rifles. The system is marketed as a corrosion protection finish and is available for $200 to $400 per weapon. Coloring of firearms makes it harder to identify real firearms from toys or pellet guns and red or blue finishes could easily be mistaken as training or simunition weapons in the field. Two of the websites featuring this service are: www.larsontactical.com/id1.html, & http://glockmeister.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/14/products_id/376
Color Coatings for Firearms
An inmate of the Federal Correctional Complex at Terre Haute (FCC-TH) was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence following his guilty plea to possession of contraband in prison, in this case a “shank” or weapon capable of seriously injuring others. Morris will serve this sentence consecutively to his current sentence for conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine. This case was the result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On March 21, 2009, Kenneth A. Morris was an inmate housed in the United States Penitentiary component of FCC-Terre Haute. On that date, he was removed from his cell because he was damaging property within it. During a search, an officer found a weapon within the waistband of Morris’s pants. The homemade weapon was a metal object, approximately eight inches in length, sharpened to a point and had cloth attached to the opposite end to serve as a handle.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Warden, who prosecuted the case for the government, Judge Lawrence also imposed three years’ supervised release following Morris’s release from prison. “The prosecution of prison weapon possession cases is critical to the security of our federal penal institutions,” Warden added, “as a protection to other inmates as well as the correctional officers who perform their duties while unarmed.”