Why not just make assault weapons NFA? [View all]

[justanidea]

Everybody that wants tighter control on assault weapons always proposes an all out ban on them.

Why not just have them put under Class 3 like full autos, short barrel shotguns/rifles, and silencers are? To buy that stuff you need to submit special paperwork and wait about 3-6 months for the FBI to conduct a very complex background check. Then if you get approved the gun is registered solely to you. That law has been in effect since 1934 and in all those years only two legal full autos have been used in a crime.

Clearly the NFA seems to work. Why not move assault weapons under there? It would be a ton easier to get passed and you could even get gun owners on board by offering to update the system. (E.g. instead of a 3-6 month background check and fee of $200 on every item you buy, make it a one time license which is renewed every so often.)

Seems it would work and be a good compromise??