Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 12, 2012
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	VIEW SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001075857
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	true
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer?	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer?	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		170,421,178
Amendment Description	To update the Financials
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011