Homemade Firearms And Prohibition
BY Herschel Smith
5 years ago
Law enforcement reviewed surveillance video and observed a man, later identified as Huricks, walk into the store and steal a pack of cigarettes during the first investigation. The video captured Huricks leaving the store. As he did, the clerk grabbed a baseball bat and went to the front door. Cameras from the store’s exterior captured Huricks, while outside, pointing what appeared to be a firearm at the front door, according to the district attorney’s office.
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The Oregon State Police Crime Laboratory determined the homemade firearm seized was capable of being a deadly weapon.
And see there, that’s one more reason gun control will never work. Prohibition never works. Ask the boys from the hills in Franklin County, Virginia, about that.
On November 5, 2019 at 6:27 am, Roger J said:
KATU website shows Hurick holding what appears to be a single-shot shotgun made from pipe. Back in the ’50s, these were usually referred to as “Zip guns”.