[JonnieCache]

I was more thinking of DIY firearms/firearm modification. That would seem very dangerous to me.

It is quite common for criminals in the UK to "re-bore" replica or deactivated weapons. It is also very common for these guns to backfire, killing the shooter.

The idea of gun hacking simply put me in mind of these sad occurrences.

I'm not suggesting anyone is a mouth breathing redneck, or an inept criminal for that matter, lets put it this way: when I think of some of the things I've hacked in the more conventional sense, I wouldn't feel safe if those things had been potentially lethal :)

EDIT: before anyone else brings this up, it has just occurred to me that the category of "potentially lethal" includes every object in existence, especially cars, which people love to hack and I would never anyone accuse of being reckless for hacking. So feel free to disregard my whole point.

[ars]

Gun hackers in the US are far more familiar with guns than those in the UK. Also you can get higher quality parts for guns in the US (no need for replica or deactivated stuff).

[CapitalistCartr]

To understand the difference between you Brits and us Yanks, please Google "anvil shooting".