Just throwing this out there: I would trade away a lot of freedoms voluntarily (random inspections, certified safe installation, 100% background checks) for a reasonably priced kitchen table FFL.
THAT is a compromise I could get behind.
I... don't understand. You can do that now. FFL's aren't monstrously expensive, but you do subject yourself to random inspections, a thorough background check, etc. "Kitchen table" FFLs came back under Bush after Clinton axed them. I have a friend that started a successful internet gun company with a kitchen table FFL in 2010.
Need a lot more than that.
You also need :
-a double hook hammer for that auto sear to engage
-a non milled out bolt carrier rear end to trip that tail on the auto sear and release the hammer as the bolt closes
-a safety selector switch to disengage the semi auto disconnector
-a disconnector with a tail for the selector lever to engage
For burst:
-ratchet wheel and spring for the hammer axis pin to re-engage the disconnector every n shots as determined by n ramps on the wheel.
Trivial for people with basic mechanical skills yes. I could hand mill the parts myself. That's part of the allure of firearms, they are some of the oldest and simplest machines in existence.
Well, that is a lightning link, it's designed to convert a semi-automatic to a full-automatic with no ability left to select fire. You have full fun mode or safe, no inbetween.
Even easier to do full-automatic, remove the disconnect spring, done!
It's not that simple, the hammer will just ride the bolt forward, there has to be a mechanism that allows the bolt to go forward, and then the hammer drop, which is the job of the sear. It insures the bolt is in full lock up and battery before allowing the hammer to fall.
Well, that is a lightning link, it's designed to convert a semi-automatic to a full-automatic with no ability left to select fire. You have full fun mode or safe, no inbetween.
Even easier to do full-automatic, remove the disconnect spring, done!
I don't think that an internet business is the same as a "Kitchen Table" FFL. Does your friend have people physically come to his house? Seems like I was asking about that around that same time, and the answer I got back was that in order to do FTF gun sales as a business, you had to have a B&M store.
I recently looked into the licensing for FFLs. Thought I could get one, then buy directly from the manufacturers. I didnt see anything about having a storefront. But you do have to move inventory. So it is designed to discourage individuals from using the FFL for themselves.
And now the ATF won't approve FFLs without a physical storefront.
AFAIK the only limitation is if local zoning allows commercial traffic to your residence.
A reliable machine gun would still be pricey. Hell, keep the nfa and stamp. The problem is that someone would eventually use one in a crime, and much like semi auto rifles, people would incorrectly think that extra lives are lost.
Short barrels and supressors are nfa and I can tell you that criminal elements are not using those nfa weapons.
The thing is, for may guns it takes a dremel and 15 minutes of work to turn it from semi auto to full auto. It's not expensive, hard, or remotely difficult. Info on how to do it can be found even on youtube as my post above showed. So why don't criminals do it? The reasons I mentioned earlier. It's quite impractical and doesn't actually make the gun any more lethal.
Assault Weapons Ban Lacks Democratic Votes to Pass Senate
When did this change? I am looking at the application right now and it lists possible locations of business as Singlefamily,condo,hotel\motel,public housing.
Ok, much clearer head now.
I guess what the whole point of my posts were is that the original NFA (not including the import ban that was added later) was put in place for exactly the reasons I'm stating. An abundance of fairly inexpensive fully automatic weapons were in the hands of criminals, namely the mafia, and they used them to great effect.
A law similar to the NFA or a reversion back to the original NFA with some tweaks would allow enthusiasts and collectors to possess automatic weapons for recreational purposes with less worry of them being used in committing a crime.
Ok, much clearer head now.
I guess what the whole point of my posts were is that the original NFA (not including the import ban that was added later) was put in place for exactly the reasons I'm stating. An abundance of fairly inexpensive fully automatic weapons were in the hands of criminals, namely the mafia, and they used them to great effect.
A law similar to the NFA or a reversion back to the original NFA with some tweaks would allow enthusiasts and collectors to possess automatic weapons for recreational purposes with less worry of them being used in committing a crime.
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Ok, much clearer head now.
I guess what the whole point of my posts were is that the original NFA (not including the import ban that was added later) was put in place for exactly the reasons I'm stating. An abundance of fairly inexpensive fully automatic weapons were in the hands of criminals, namely the mafia, and they used them to great effect.
A law similar to the NFA or a reversion back to the original NFA with some tweaks would allow enthusiasts and collectors to possess automatic weapons for recreational purposes with less worry of them being used in committing a crime.
It is not designed to kill masses of people instantly as idiotic politicians would have you believe.
In correct. Rarely ever used that way like you see in the gangster movies.
With weapons NOT MADE by criminals, there has been only 2 crimes that have ever been committed with a full auto weapon to harm another human since 1934.
2? really???? only 2 crimes in the entire US since 1934 has ever been committed with a full auto?
good grief dude stop making yourself look like a dummy.
here read this from the CA governement.
http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_09.pdf
in 2009 3% of the homicides in CA were from machine guns.
Homicides (Figure 4)
Of the 32 firearms (21.8 percent of the total) submitted in homicide cases, there were 24 (75.0 percent) handguns, 3 (9.0 percent) rifles, 4 (13.0 percent) shotguns, and 1 (3.0 percent) machine gun (submachine gun).