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Walt Sherrill · October 9, 2002, 11:01 AM

There may be bigger legal issues you should be concerned with here, too.

Modifying a gun so that it shoots blanks doesn't make it NOT a firearm. Depending on the local laws in your area, letting someone else use that weapon (in the making of a movie, etc.) could get you in trouble -- particularly if the temporary user is not legally entitled to have a handgun. Brandishing it in public, when a movies being made, could lead you to lose that firearm. (Depends how many "antis" are in your area and their state of vigilance.)

In our state, you can loan a handgun to someone if they have a handgun permit. A real gun converted to blank-firing status is still a real gun, and the controlling laws are still in effect.

There are blank firing pistols available from a number of sources on the web, and they're pretty cheap. You might want to investigate going that route. (These guns accept ONLY blank cartridges, but are almost impossible to tell from the real thing except at "take down/take apart" distances.)

Do a search on "Blanks" at

http://www.sportsmansguide.com

and you'll find a couple of blank firing revolvers for under $40. That would be the safest and cheapest way to go.

Also check out:

http://www.iar-arms.com/militaryblanks.htm
http://www.collectorsarmory.com/Blan...rop_Models.htm
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/gun-swor...nk-firing.html
http://members.tripod.com/~ForteStage/blankfir.htm

I got these from a GOOGLE search (www.google.com); there were MANY more sites I didn't check.

October 9, 2002, 11:01 AM	#3
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	There may be bigger legal issues you should be concerned with here, too. Modifying a gun so that it shoots blanks doesn't make it NOT a firearm. Depending on the local laws in your area, letting someone else use that weapon (in the making of a movie, etc.) could get you in trouble -- particularly if the temporary user is not legally entitled to have a handgun. Brandishing it in public, when a movies being made, could lead you to lose that firearm. (Depends how many "antis" are in your area and their state of vigilance.) In our state, you can loan a handgun to someone if they have a handgun permit. A real gun converted to blank-firing status is still a real gun, and the controlling laws are still in effect. There are blank firing pistols available from a number of sources on the web, and they're pretty cheap. You might want to investigate going that route. (These guns accept ONLY blank cartridges, but are almost impossible to tell from the real thing except at "take down/take apart" distances.) Do a search on "Blanks" at http://www.sportsmansguide.com and you'll find a couple of blank firing revolvers for under $40. That would be the safest and cheapest way to go. Also check out: http://www.iar-arms.com/militaryblanks.htm http://www.collectorsarmory.com/Blan...rop_Models.htm http://shop.store.yahoo.com/gun-swor...nk-firing.html http://members.tripod.com/~ForteStage/blankfir.htm I got these from a GOOGLE search (www.google.com); there were MANY more sites I didn't check.