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Rmoney thinks that full-auto machine guns are "illegal" (Original Post) jpak Oct 2012 OP
You can tell Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #1
but...but..but... the (asshole) NRA endorsed the flaming douche-bag Rmoney jpak Oct 2012 #5
You do have to have a special permit to own one, but no doc03 Oct 2012 #2
No Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #4
The manufacture and import of new ones are illegal glacierbay Oct 2012 #3
So the douchebag "varmint" hunter is an ignorant fool jpak Oct 2012 #6
They had to be registered prior to 86 Reasonable_Argument Oct 2012 #7
1986 glacierbay Oct 2012 #13
Finally a Jpac thread I can Rec... ileus Oct 2012 #8
hee hee jpak Oct 2012 #11
You should be jumping for joy Trunk Monkey Oct 2012 #14
That's nothing new. n/t ellisonz Oct 2012 #27
Yes, me too slackmaster Oct 2012 #12
Ditto. glacierbay Oct 2012 #15
Jpak gets a 6pak! Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #19
Colt .45 Remmah2 Oct 2012 #22
In '70, that stuff was 90¢/ pitcher at the U of Fla Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #23
and legal drinking age was 18! Remmah2 Oct 2012 #25
They are default illegal. PavePusher Oct 2012 #9
Yes, that was an ill-informed thing for him to say slackmaster Oct 2012 #10
Are you trying to play me against rational public policy? Loudly Oct 2012 #16
No 6pak for you. Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #20
A philosophy like that alleviates the pain of having to think about details slackmaster Oct 2012 #24
I think they both got it wrong: rl6214 Oct 2012 #17
Or, a sort of dog whistle gejohnston Oct 2012 #18
K&R. LAGC Oct 2012 #21
Close enough to it. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #26
Well, I've worked at a lab that legally had cocaine in it, but I'd still call cocaine "illegal" Recursion Oct 2012 #28
No it's not illegal for the general civilian population glacierbay Oct 2012 #29
You could buy and own one if you had enough money. nt hack89 Oct 2012 #30
You mean like these? oneshooter Oct 2012 #31
That minigun you showed isn't civilian-legal derby378 Oct 2012 #32
Ya I know. But it fit in real well with the WW2 stuff. n/t oneshooter Oct 2012 #33
 

glacierbay

(2,477 posts)
3. The manufacture and import of new ones are illegal
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:06 PM
Oct 2012

but those grandfathered in before, I believe, 1984 are still legal to own, all you have to do is pass an up your ass background check, pay the $200.00 tax stamp and then have the coin to buy an automatic weapon, which are quite expensive.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
23. In '70, that stuff was 90¢/ pitcher at the U of Fla
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:16 PM
Oct 2012

Rathskeller. Our post-poly sci "seminar" room. Those were the days.

 

PavePusher

(15,374 posts)
9. They are default illegal.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:10 PM
Oct 2012

Unless you have gone through the very special process to receive permission to own one, and can afford the artificially inflated prices.

But you knew that.

 

Loudly

(2,436 posts)
16. Are you trying to play me against rational public policy?
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:19 PM
Oct 2012

Don't waste your time. I welcome less deadly personal arms public policy wherever I can get it.

 

rl6214

(8,142 posts)
17. I think they both got it wrong:
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 11:46 PM
Oct 2012

President Obama:

"And so what I want is a — is a comprehensive strategy. Part of it is seeing if we can get automatic weapons that kill folks in amazing numbers out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill."

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
18. Or, a sort of dog whistle
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:10 AM
Oct 2012

to tell the antis what they want to hear "we could introduce" while telling the pros, who are deaf, "I don't know anything on the subject, but I'm not going to repeal NFA."

GreenStormCloud

(12,072 posts)
26. Close enough to it.
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 12:43 PM
Oct 2012

There was plenty else to bash Romney about. I give him a pass on that. For the ordinary, non-wealthy citizen, there are just too many hurdles to jump through to get a legal one. It was easier to say that they were illegal than to explain the details of getting one legally.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
28. Well, I've worked at a lab that legally had cocaine in it, but I'd still call cocaine "illegal"
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 01:38 PM
Oct 2012

"Illegal for general civilian ownership" is accurate, though.

 

glacierbay

(2,477 posts)
29. No it's not illegal for the general civilian population
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:08 PM
Oct 2012

to own one, but the price of one is usually out of range for the general civilian population.

derby378

(30,252 posts)
32. That minigun you showed isn't civilian-legal
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:06 PM
Oct 2012

It's a "post-sample" weapon. That means only military, law enforcement, and certain specially licensed gunsmiths.

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