What is a zip gun? Is it legal in the States to own one?
2006-11-16 11:35:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Other - Outdoor Recreation
A zip gun is slang for a homemade gun. It is illegal to make a gun without a license, thus it is also illegal to own such a gun.
2006-11-16 23:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by Gudelos 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Is A Zip Gun
2016-10-04 08:22:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A zip is in fact a homemade firearm. As a cop of 28 years, I can tell you that it is in fact NOT illegal (at least here in Florida). What is illegal is to do so in PR states (Peoples Republic of .......). There is no federal statute prohibiting the manufacture of a firearm for your own use (short of making a sawed off shotgun or a machine gun). BUT, that being said. you had best know what you are building here. The pressures involved in an internal explosion ( cartridge being ignited) are astounding. Your hands, eyes, and life are at risk. I made one once with my neighbors when I was 12. Fired a .22 short in it. Used an car antennae for a barrel. Was hearing birds tweaking in my ears for a week afterwords. I was lucky and quit while I was ahead of the game. the barrel split and acted like a grenade. Ask your dad to buy you a .22 and have him take you out to the woods to practice (or a nearby range). Use caution: it is highly addictive.
Zip guns are junk, but, useful in making sure that gangbangers don't reach a ripe-old age.
2006-11-17 01:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by dragunov 4 · 8⤊ 0⤋
A zip gun is a home made, single shot gun. It's pretty illegal to own them.
2006-11-16 11:38:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say to crush the action with a sledge hammer or a large rock, make sure nothing can be loaded into them and bury them in as remote of a place as possible or unlikely place as possible. another option would be to get some molten steel or iron and pour it into the end of the barrel with the action closed, this way it locks it up permanently and removes all chances of it being used ever again. edit: you could use a hacksaw, but I'm not sure if you have that available to you. I would just use the rock method.
2016-03-13 12:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a 1/8 section of Pipe, Galvanized, place a .22 calibre Rimshot cartridge in one end, grip firmly, hit the end of the bullet with either a Rubber Band slingshot style, or another pice of pipe, if it doesnt blow off your hand, it might work. There is no accuracy, so close , touching the target is optiomal, still the hand might and most likely will be blown off. Not a good idea to even try and make one.
2006-11-16 11:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a zip gun is what falls out of your Levis when
you move the zipper in your pants down.
just about every male has one and they
are legal specially the big ones.
2006-11-16 13:20:46 · answer #7 · answered by bullet head 2 · 3⤊ 5⤋
FIRE ONE SHOT--HOME MADE--ILLEGAL GUN
2006-11-16 11:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋