22 Jun 2022 7:33 pm
It's not about the "legislative definition".Skans » 22 Jun 2022, 6:00 pm » wrote: ↑ Clearly, there were full-auto machine guns before there was ever any legislative definition. Originally, there was no distinction between full-autos and semi-autos - they were all legal for any 18 year old to buy and own. Could buy Tommy Guns at the hardware store.
Some were more difficult to obtain, however. Like the M1918 Browning BAR. I think those had to be special ordered because there wasn't much call for those.
F'n A.