I have been looking up online on getting a gun or two and get a collection started. I am currently looking at civilian version of the M4, it’s a semi-automatic and as far as I know, a full auto assault rifle is illegal? That’s besides the point. I am wondering the following.

Do you need any type of license in the state of Alaska to Buy a gun, Shoot a gun, or Carry a semi auto assault rifle with you?

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Im a civilian, not military or police. but ive heard that pre ban full auto rifles can go for around 13,000-16,000. i dont have that kind of money, but can i convert a semi auto to full auto if i get it all registered with the ATF and whatever?

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I don’t care if you take it from a civilian or military perspective, I’m just curious. There are a million m-4′s, AR-15, now there are SCARs, the US military is looking at XM8′s right now, Bushmaster just came out with the ACR, every gun company under the sun has their version of an m4/ar15. If money is no issue, what are the pros and cons of all these straight out of the box? (feel free to add any other 5.56 nato round shooting assault rifles)
Reading the first answer I got maybe I’m not being clear. Yeah no crap about full auto not being legal, I’m not retarded, I’m not 12, I own several firearms of my own. I’m trying to find out the major pros, cons, and differences of all these new assault rifles that are on the market and that are coming out.
Ahem, once again, reading some of the answers, this is not about ammo, this is about guns, thanks
Reading more answers…..I’m NOT asking "What is an assault rifle?" I’m DO KNOW that I cannot get full auto…thanks

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can a assault rifle fire bullets as fast as a sub machine gun.
can all assault rifles fire bullets on full auto and 1 at a time like the ak 47 or m16

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They have great stopping power. Slugs have more power than a 5.56mm round and the average engagement for U.S. personel today is 75 yards or less. Slugs have an effective range up to 125 yards and sometimes more. Even buckshot would have effective firepower for putting down lead down range. The Usas 12 Full Auto Shotgun has a 50 round drum that can fire birdshot,buckshot,slugs, and even 40mm rounds with effective range up to 200 yards! Why wouldn’t the U.S. use shotguns for combat instead of door breaching?

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I have heard that full-auto fire is no longer standard issued in the military; and that they now offer only semi and burst mode. Is this true? I have also heard that on special occasions some M16s are modded to have the auto function for those high ranked or special op troops.

I wonder why a assault rifle such as the m-16A4 can’t have all 3 mode of fire instead of excluding one or the other. Answers are appreciated.

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I would push for the immediate repeal of the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 which bans civilian ownership of the latest military full auto innovations manufactured after 1986. All law abiding citizens should have the right to own, possess, and bear the latest military weaponry.

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I am fast tracking to work for Dyncorp in Qatar. I have been offered a position as Security Guard and have no idea if the offered salary is negotiable and if so by how much. Anybody with info?. Also, housing info. Have solid background as NRA instructor in tactical pistol, assault rifle full auto and .50 cal BMG. Verifyable training. No military or police employment. Any advice welcome.

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I amthinking about buying a Well m16 RIS LPEG. it is the only full- auto gun in my limited price range. I am 13. Is 200 fps enough power to play recreationally in a short-medium battlestage? Also will this gun have good durability?

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I heard that you cant buy full auto guns unless it was made before like 1995. I also heard that if you are in the service or a police officer or have retired from one of the two you can get full auto guns without question. Is this true?

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I want a full auto belt fed pump action double barreled bolt action sniper gun. I am a firearms expert and already have my application for a class 3 tax stamp. My class 3 dealer can’t find one anywhere, and has asked me to stop calling him, and has a restraining order out to keep me from coming to his shop anymore.

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I’m pretty sure most weapons they use are selective fire, but which one is used more? Is it based on personal preference, or does the military tell the soldiers which to use? (Semi-auto vs. full auto.)

Thanks.

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I already know that assault weapon is not a good term, since all weapons (even knives and baseball bats) can be used for assaulting people (hence making them assault weapons). But would military style be better? After all, those guns are modeled exactly after their full auto counterparts. What do you think?
Ok, but isn’t semi-auto rifle a little vague. Because you can break semi auto rifles down into two groups. The low capacity hunting rifles and the ones that accept high capacity magazines.

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Hi my name is PFC Hua of the US marines 1st Recon battalion 0321 I was wondering if military are able to own their very own firearms. I always wanted to purchase a full auto firearm when i was younger. I like to spray and have fun. But I am not really sure about the process of owning a firearm since I am issued rifles in my service. I live in Houston, TX and I partially sure that most states do not allow Full auto rifles and having only the 10rd capacity law. Thx for reading and please give me some real source information. Not some bogus person pretending he know it all from top of his mind and as well from computer games.

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AR-15 is the civilian version of the U.S. Military primary rifle, the M-16. Of course the AR-15 is not a machine gun like the 16, it only fires semi auto. Anyway I have been looking at them for a while and have decided to purchase one of the higher (maybe the highest? Knight’s Armament) end versions. From checking with all the high end (tier 3) manufacturers and many of the lower tier too, everyone is way back ordered. That really surprised me….American citizens seem to be arming themselves to the teeth…it kind of made me wonder why?
aahhh the messiah…i guess I knew that…is this guy horrible or what? Is he even a real American?
loving, according to the feds, any gun that when the trigger is pulled is capable of firing more that one bullet, is a machine gun….btw I’m a former U.S. Marine and as such am very familar with full auto weapons

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I am in the military and i will be moving back home to California in a few months. I have a few weapons; S&W MP9, Escort 12Gauge Pump shotgun, Mosin Nagant, and an AR-15. I hear that the gun laws suck out there because the AR-15 is considered an "Assault" rifle eventhough its not full auto. is there any way around this? Can i still take my guns back home? Do I have to get a special permit? Dont really care to hear anyone’s rant about how i shouldnt have a gun cuz its dangerous cuz i hear it all the time and im keepin it one way or another. Any useful info is very appreciated.
My Life Suck- All the weapons I have are because i have personally bought them. Even the AR. The Military usually issues you the M4 and i dont think they let you keep it. but the worst they can say is no right. good luck.

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If you were in battle fighting for your life would it matter much if your weapon was an AR-15 instead of an M-16?

For those that don’t know, an AR-15 was initially manufactured from Colt who also makes the M-16. Many parts of the AR-15 are interchangable with an M-16. The M-16 has a selector switch allowing single, full auto and three shot burst. If you are isolated from your supply you will have limited ammunition which you are carrying on your back. Using full auto will deplete your ammo in a fraction of the time than using single shot mode. Are you seriously going to use full auto at a rate of 1200 rounds per minute with a few hundred rounds you are carrying? There is a philosophy on handguns that if you got six shots you make them count but if you have a large magazine you are not concerned as much about each shot because you can keep pulling the trigger as a result having a much higher miss ratio

So would it really matter to you if you had an AR-15 or an M-16?

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How is it that Blackwater Worldwide and other private military companies (PMCs) can acquire their heavy weaponry? Do they just inform the ATF that they will be purchasing x-number of M-4s so it does not look sleezy? Do they register as a firearms dealer? Does the company have to be registered in a state where full-auto weapons are legal?

Does Blackwater Worldwide or other PMCs use explosives such as hand grenades? If so, how is it that they can use them?

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how far are you allowed to go as far as weapon types like automatic, semi auto, full auto, military etc…

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My definition is that it must be capable of full auto fire and in current use by one of the worlds modern armies. Civilian versions of military rifles are not assault rifles.

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What is the best full auto/burst assault rifle available easily in the US to a civilian?

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If you are in the military can you own a full auto with a special license?

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I have seen many definitions.

One is that it is a weapon that can switch between semi-automatic and fully automatic fire. But, a Thompson sub-machine gun can also do this and it is not an assault rifle it is a submachinegun. Another definition is that it fires an intermediate round, something between a rifle round and a pistol round. An AR-15 fires an intermediate round and it is just a semiautomatic rifle that looks "mean"….I don’t consider it an assault rifle, it is just a semi-automatic rifle to me.

The phrase seems bogus to me. It seems that whenever someone wants to make a gun look "bad" they call it "assault rifle". "Assault" also means "attack" so it also seems like the definition depends on what you are using it for. You could assault someone with any rifle…does that mean a bolt action .22 cricket is an assault rifle too?

I feel that if there is no definite defintion that everyone honors and that we should just make up a new term and scrap "assault rifle".
I pretty much have a good idea of what they are, the definition dosn’t seem to be rock hard to me though. A lot of people seem to like to distort it into being something it isn’t. I tihnk we should make a new term and first thing make an accurate definition. Assault Rifle was supposedly coined by Hitler and was not really defined at the time of it’s making thus allowing for all manner of interpretations. I know several people who thing my SKS is an assult rifle just because because it has a bayonet, a grenade launcher and looks kind-of-ish-like an AK-47.

I just think Assault Rifle has been too over used, over defined and has just become a bad phrase.
Now select fire can’t be right because the MP43/44 is only semi-auto and full-auto. There is no burst fire mode. If we make it have 3 fire modes the original assault rifle will no longer be an assault rifle. If we count 2 fire modes things like Thompson’s will be assault rifles and they are not rifles. I find that every option contradicts itself in some way….this is a very complex problem, we are trying to undo 60 years of error.

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