Posted by SonicBoom(AC556!) on September 30, 2003 at 15:08:55:
In Reply to: Auto, auto who's got the full auto? posted by Not the moderator on September 30, 2003 at 13:39:24:
Thank You for actually posting part of the statutes regulating these(there are actually a few more requirements than this spells out, depending upon the scenario of the purchase, since these are usually title 1 weapons, with those regulations as well as the regulations for machine guns'
This part could be what you missed
'..(b) Machine guns lawfully possessed prior to May 19, 1986. A machine
gun possessed in compliance with the provisions of this part prior to
May 19, 1986, may continue to be lawfully possessed by the person to
whom the machine gun is registered and may, upon compliance with the
provisions of this part, be lawfully transferred to and possessed by the
transferee.'
So this says that you can sell (transfer) a machinegun. And that it can be possesed by the transferee. Good. As long as some original possesion of it began before the May 1986.
Perhaps looking up what is considered a machine gun by law, to begin with, could help you to realize the fully-tranferable full auto fun awaiting yourself and others. (Check your local laws before ordering, to avoid chaos)
Generally a machine gun (reciever,etc) made before 1986 or a new conversion weapon converted with the parts (sear, et al) that make it full auto made before May 1986.
So we've covered that both existing firearms and later conversions made with apropriate parts ('sear guns' etc) can be owned and transferred and consequently owned by the transferee after a lawful transfer (involving $200 tranfer fee and BATF forms required for such transfers).
But what if the weapon HF had been referring to had been, say a Glock 18, how could he legally possess that?
Training with all sorts of weapon, old as well as modern is part of hapki. If your martial art doesn't cover this perhaps you should try something more comprehensive.