As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2005 Registration No. 333-118043 ============================================================================= U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Form SB-2 Post-effective Amendment No. 1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 VIEW SYSTEMS, INC. (Name of small business issuer in its charter) Nevada 3812 59-2928366 (State of incorporation) (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 1550 Caton Center Drive, Suite E Baltimore, Maryland 21227 Telephone: (410) 242-8439 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business) Gunther Than, CEO View Systems, Inc. 1550 Caton Center Drive, Suite E Baltimore, Maryland 21227 Telephone: (410) 242-8439 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) --------------- Copies to: Cindy Shy, Attorney Cindy Shy, P.C. P.O. Box 380-236 Ivins, Utah 84738 Telephone: (435) 674-1282 If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If delivery of the Prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ] EXPLANATORY NOTE On August 9, 2004, View Systems, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-118043) which originally registered 18,621,050 shares of common stock for sale by the selling stockholders named therein. Of the shares registered, 14,099,230 shares have been sold and 170,000 shares will be carried over to a combined registration statement. Pursuant to the undertaking contained in the registration statement, we are filing this post-effective amendment to deregister 3,251,820 shares that have not been sold. SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the city of Baltimore, state of Maryland, on November 18, 2005. VIEW SYSTEMS, INC. /s/ Gunther Than By: ______________________________________________ Gunther Than Chief Executive Officer In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Date: November 18, 2005 /s/ Gunther Than ______________________________________________ Gunther Than Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Director Date: November 18, 2005 /s/ Michael L. Bagnoli _____________________________________________ Michael L. Bagnoli Secretary and Director Date: November 18, 2005 /s/ Martin J. Maassen ____________________________________________ Martin J. Maassen Director