EX-23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT


         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the View Systems,  Inc. Consulting Agreements
of our report dated March 15, 2001, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of View Systems,  Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended  December  31,  2000,  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.





                                                       /s/Stegman & Company

Baltimore, Maryland
October 15, 2001