Reply #18: You don't know how right you are.

[one-eyed fat man]

The National Firearms Act of 1934 which is the law used to regulate machine guns, silencers, short-barreled shotguns and the like, requires that an individual receive a signature from the Chief Law Enforcement Officer that there is no objection to him acquiring the weapon.

The CLEO has complete and absolute discretion, there is no appeal. If your local sheriff won't sign, you can get a new one elected or move.

BUT, a corporation needs "no steenkin' sheriff's signatures!" There are other significant differences in the application and enforcement of NFA '34 based on whether or not the licensee is an individual versus a corporation.

"Thems that's got the gold make the rules." Is there a member of Congress who IS NOT a millionaire?