More on the Futility of Prohibition.

Via The War on Guns comes this little news snippet:

Prison search uncovers homemade weapons

November 19, 2005, 3:04 PM EST

FORT ANN, N.Y. — A search that was launched after a bullet was discovered in a jail’s metal shop uncovered more than a dozen homemade weapons, officials said.

Linda Foglia, spokeswoman for the state Department of Correctional Services, said 13 weapons were found hidden in common areas and two weapons were found inside cells at the maximum-security Great Meadow Correctional Facility.

Wilson Chapman, chief union sector steward at the prison, said a metal pipe resembling a gun barrel was also found. The discovery raised concerns that someone was trying to assemble a device to fire the .22-caliber round found Nov. 10, he said.

The investigation of how the bullet got in the prison continued this week.

So, even in a jail, the inmates are able to build home-made firearms. I suppose since they can’t keep drugs out, it should be no surprise that they can’t stop gun manufacturing either.