Is it legal to own a fully automatic assault rifle in the U.S, If yes then what states?
February 10th, 2010 by eranio
Well I’ve seen people talk about that they have a grade III license and that they can own a fully automatic assault rifle. Look at this video for example
So, is it legal in any state?
And can you own it without a federal license?
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February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
I think it’s legal (with the Class III permit) in about 36 states.
The permit itself is inexpensive, but from a practical sense, it is not a cheap proposition. You need to go through an extensive background check, your local sheriff or police chief needs to sign your application, then there is the cost of the guns (currently $15,000 to $75,000, since only certain weapons can be transferred, no new ones are eligible) and ammunition. Add to that the fact that many ranges won’t allow rapid fire of semi-autos let alone full-auto, so you need at least 100 acres, away from other people in order to be able to shoot. There are also security and liability issues. Go to Vegas if you want to shoot full auto, they have a range where you can shoot all sorts of guns, it will cost you about $100 – $500 for the ammo depending how much fun you want to have.
Check out the ILA gun law section of http://www.nra.org for details regarding state and federal gun laws.
And I agree with the others "assault rifle" (in post WWII usage) describes what a weapon looks like, not how it functions.
State Gun Laws:
http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/
Federal Gun Laws regarding "National Firearms Act" regulated guns – you must have a Federal permit to even own certain parts of machine guns:
http://www.atf.gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/2005/p53004/26usc_chap53.pdf
February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
It’s legal in all states as long as you have a federal license to have it.
February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
spray and pray. to the navy dude…we called the m-16a2
the m-16a2 assault rifle in the USMC. 20 years later and it is still engrained in my brain.
February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
assault rifle is a term created by anti-gun loons. I prefer the name full auto battle rifle or selective fire rifle or just machine gun. Here in Arkansas they are legal, just pay the 200 buck fed transfer fee. Have an M-14 right now. If I ever get the bucks together I want an M-60.
February 10th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
It is legal in most states with the proper license (arguably, it is legal without the license as any "law" restricting it further violates the Second Amendment and is therefore invalid). But, some states (California, New York, etc) have banned it and you can’t get a license there.
Also, there is no such thing as an "assault rifle".