NCFisher
"White folx tiring me with Caudacity..."
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Skeptical or not doesn't change the fact that to obtain an automatic weapon, you will undergo a far more detailed, fingerprinted background check than the NICS system which all FFL dealers must use for every gun purchase, and pay a $200 tax stamp. Any transfers can only be made through a Class 3 licensed FFL dealer. Aside from the enormous cost of ammo to even run the gun, the gun itself will cost anywhere from $10K to multiples of that number. An M-16 - an actual assault weapon actually used by military as a 'weapon of war', is probably a minimum of $30K. Owners must designate an FFL dealer who will take possession in the event of owner death. Before transfer, the gun must be registered with & approved by the Treasury Secretary.
Only auto weapons made before May 19 1986 can be transferred in the civilian market; that's when the GCA - expanding upon the 1934 NRA - closed the registry to new manufacture auto weapons. Even owning a select-fire sear is considered an auto weapon. If in possession of such an auto weapons made before 1986 that did not adhere to that process, say hello to prison. If possessing one made after that date, hello prison. The high prices are due to the fact no more are made for the civilian market for nearly 40 years now and and an expanding population of well-off buyers have reduced the supply.
Those weapons are invisible in criminal statistics; the cost and process of acquiring them and their scarcity ensure Mr. Street Hood doesn't have one.
What Mr. Hood might have is a a semi-auto that is illegally converted to auto, made on the black market. Hello prison.
I'll guarantee you Bass Pro shops neither have Class 3 weapon (auto) on display or for sale, and are not Class 3 dealers.
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