CBS attacking gun shows...

(CBS) They look innocent enough, and the names sound like things you might find in a baker's pantry or a chemistry set. But when they're mixed the result is a compound called flash powder that can cause a powerful explosion.

This isn't the work of terrorists using sophisticated materials. The ingredients and the know how to build extremely powerful explosives are easy to come by.

A joint investigation by CBS News and affiliate KCNC found the chemicals needed to build a bomb right out in the open at a Denver-area gun show, along with the printed instructions on how to make them explode.

The article glosses over it, but it's already illegal to sell these chemicals are explosives components. There are most likely a wide variety of places to get them and legitimate uses galore -- even legitimate uses for explosives. The fact is, even basic knowledge of chemistry can teach you how to make things explode -- and there is such a wide variety of potential explosives that you can't ban them all.

Posted on 2002-11-12 01:52:20.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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