RIP Philip Luty
Philip A Luty passed away on April 8, 2011 after a two year struggle against cancer. He was a prolific designer of homemade firearms and published many plans for homemade pistols and machine guns.
A citizen and resident of the UK, he was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a homemade machine gun and ammunition. I always tell people to check the local laws before attempting to make their own firearms – the consequences are never worth it if building them is illegal.
I founded TFB in 2007 and over 10 years worked tirelessly, with the help of my team, to build it up into the largest gun blog online. I retired as Editor in Chief in 2017. During my decade at TFB I was fortunate to work with the most amazing talented writers and genuinely good people!
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@jdun1911
18 USC 922(o). And the government isn't in the market for Zip Guns.
now banning guns for the civilians is just going to make it easier for the criminals to attack them cause do they care? I think not,they do much worser crimes for a living.