Aren't machine guns illegal for civilians to own?

Aren't machine guns illegal for civilians to own?
by Ty Webb (2012-12-14 16:26:05)

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In reply to: Please explain your last sentence further. posted by grnd

I think you have to get special permission from the ATF or Treasury Department to own a machine gun.

I believe I also read that some are fighting to get that law overturned.

My question would be why? Why does Joe Blow Citizen need a M4 Carbine?

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Very little functional difference - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:31:23
- Great, then stop wasting people's time...... - Ty Webb 2012-12-14 16:38:33
  - ????? - WilfordBrimley 2012-12-14 16:56:04
Fully auto are illegal, semi auto are not - manor98 2012-12-14 16:29:21
- There is no significant difference between a semi-automatic - grnd 2012-12-14 17:45:13
  - I guess I'm coming at it from the other side - manor98 2012-12-16 00:15:22
    - Would you advocate limiting civilian guns to single shot - grnd 2012-12-16 13:26:06
      - Anything can be as deadly as the person holding it wants - manor98 2012-12-17 10:01:54
  - Why do you need an automatic weapon? * - Ty webb 2012-12-14 19:02:00
    - I never said I did. - grnd 2012-12-14 22:16:56
      - Because he doesn't understand the first damn thing about - Rudy36 2012-12-14 23:07:17
        There's a clear bright line even hippies and hipsters can - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:08:53
        That would be fine if it were 1843 and people rarely left - Rudy36 2012-12-15 22:30:48
        You are right. - OGerry 2012-12-16 13:03:48
        I'm not calling you a tyrant, I'm saying the Bill of Rights - Rudy36 2012-12-16 14:05:35
        Fine, ban handguns. That might even be constitutional. - grnd 2012-12-15 13:31:28
        It's not a panacea. - OGerry 2012-12-15 14:40:25
        Why would banning handguns - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 11:33:52
        Chemistry teachers can't manufacture handguns. - OGerry 2012-12-15 11:59:40
        Yeah - captaineclectic 2012-12-15 12:41:55
        Yep. * - 3rdSt 2012-12-14 23:38:40

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