Sieg then pulled out a Ruger LCP Pistol from his bag.
There were also some plastic bags filled with scattered gun parts, big and small, seemingly enough to assemble five or six pistols.
The Ruger LCP has a black, compact, and short body, the size of a palm, and its magazine can hold 6 bullets, suitable for carrying in a waist bag or holster.
The others also tried handling it, initially feeling a bit intrigued, but soon they felt nothing special, it just felt like a tool in their hands.
After all, they had been exposed to guns from a young age, it was quite common; if not for the restrictive environment, not so many people would be willing to buy guns. Apart from gun enthusiasts, many people were not very interested.
However, Jennifer was very interested in this, wanting to keep a gun for self-protection and asked Sieg if he was willing to sell her one.
Although Sieg was not exactly a straightforward man, he was indeed reserved and didn’t make himself clear, but just outright rejected her.
"You don’t have a legal gun license; giving you a gun would be harming you! These guns can only be kept at home for self-protection, even using them at a camp would certainly lead to police accountability. This is an open place, not our own home."
"Aren’t the police on our side?" Jennifer asked, "You and Dominic helped that policeman named Mig, without you guys he would be dead by now, doesn’t he owe us something, like some privileges?"
"Mig is still hospitalized, we helped him just because he is a dutiful and good policeman, we didn’t expect too much in return. Even if he could grant privileges, it definitely wouldn’t allow us to fire guns in the city, that would absolutely be classified as gang-related! We would be specially targeted," Sieg explained.
"Then I should be able to use it inside the camper. That’s a private space at least," Jennifer said.
Sieg only then noticed the green camper, and said in surprise: "Perhaps you can, it should be legal and regulated to use a gun for self-defense in the camper, but if there’s an accident, you’d still need a reliable lawyer to testify for us in court."
"That’s it then," everyone instantly felt despair, "we don’t know any serious, reliable lawyers."
"Isn’t Dave a lawyer?" Sieg hesitated.
"If you also want to go to jail, by all means, hire him as your lawyer," several shook their heads, expressing fear for Mr. Dave Snake’s professional integrity.
Allen Zhang took the stubby LCP, weighed it in his hand, ejected the magazine, and found it was fully loaded. Laid out before him were all real deals, with pistols and submachine guns, each accompanied by several boxes of ammunition.
"Did you get all these from a friend? Must have cost a fair amount of money, right?" Allen Zhang checked the backpack again and found quite a lot of security equipment, even including tactical headsets and walkie-talkies.
"Actually, it didn’t cost much. My budget was limited, I initially wanted to buy assembled rifles, but then I thought better of it, it was too expensive. These are all assembled from second-hand guns, there are plenty of shops on the market that specifically sell retired second-hand parts, my friend knows some distributors, and he also specializes in modifying, selling, and registering gun serial numbers," Sieg explained.
"Like the Ruger LCP you have in your hand, the retail price in a gun store is around 250 US Dollars. If it’s bought privately through my friend, it’s only 50 Dollars! Purchasing just parts is even cheaper, what’s expensive is the firearm’s serial number, without the serial number, it’s illegal. But ordinary people are not advised to go through this channel to buy, because many parts are second-hand, and without knowing how to assemble or maintain the gun, it’s easy to run into problems."
On the market, there are three types of guns, one is serialized weapons, another is unserialized ’ghost guns’, and the last one is decommissioned guns needing cancellation.
But the serial numbers of decommissioned guns can be resold, like vehicle plates. When registered on assembled firearms, they become legally compliant ’shell’ guns, and the transaction process can also be checked online.
With such a legal and profitable industry chain in place, it’s hard to find a genuine unnumbered ghost gun, and even the numbers need to be manually polished.
Unnumbered guns are expensive and illegal. Second-hand assembled and modified guns are legal and cheap, but their quality is poor.
Sieg doesn’t need to worry, he’s a professional after all and can disassemble and reassemble firearms blindfolded, proficient in various firearm maintenance.
Even damaged firearms and parts can be bought and assembled or fine-tuned by himself.
"These equipments are all discarded security devices. Some people with ccw certificates met with accidents during their tasks or decided to quit the business. They find someone to sell these second-hand equipments. I inherited this set of equipment from my friend for just over three hundred dollars."
"What I like the most is this bulletproof vest. A friend of my friend accidentally injured a Black person during a security job, and then he was accused of racial discrimination. The issue blew up, and his license got revoked. He had no choice but to quit the job. It was practically given away."
Sieg took out the bulletproof vest from his backpack, a broad smile on his face, very satisfied.
Such things are not easy to come by; you can buy firearms through various channels, but defensive equipment is even harder to get, and ordinary people are unlikely to possess it.
People with ccw certificates can find jobs similar to security guards and bodyguards, firstly needing a residential address and tax and expenditure receipts, with hourly wages generally above 40 US Dollars. The work is quite easy, mostly maintaining order at events or concerts. If working in security in Beverly Hills or other Rich Districts’ hotels and shops, the hourly wage is over 90 US Dollars.
As a temp, you don’t really need to confront criminals; ensure your own safety first by calling 911, then watch over the employer and facilities.
Employer? If one is gone, just find another.
The hourly wage might even be higher.
Getting fired is better than being eliminated by reality.
If you shoot someone dead, you’re responsible, not the employer. You often see the media blaming and complaining about useless security personnel, but think about it, for those mere hundreds of dollars, am I really going to risk my life? Even guarding the President isn’t worth hundreds of thousands a year!
Just slack off on the job, security work is just a formality anyway. If you were doing all the work, what would the police and FBI be for?
Although Allen Zhang was very tempted and wanted a real gun by his side, he couldn’t, as he didn’t have the certificates and couldn’t bear the crime of illegal possession of firearms. If reported by someone or inspected by a police officer, he would be facing a long prison sentence. Unluckily, he might even be shot.
He could only hope that his certificate processing would speed up!
He pulled out his phone and asked the fake certificate dealer: Does the full package include a ccw certificate?
Fake certificate dealer: It does not include it. There is a legal gun license but no security certificate or gun license. If you want these certificates, you need to add an additional 400 US Dollars, and we can take care of it for you.
As long as the money is paid, everything can be handled.