In article .net,
Maxprop wrote:
Oh gee...let me think. How about a gun show? Nah, that would never
happen.

1) Yes, you could conceivably buy a machine gun--more likely a submachine
gun--at a gun show, but you'd have to jump through the same set of hoops as
if you'd bought it from a licensed gun dealer. $400 federal tax, fees,
etc., permit, 6-9 month waiting period, extremely extensive FBI background
check etc.

Nope... when was the last time you were in a gun show that there
wasn't someone dealing under the table?

2) You can't buy fully automatic weapons from a private seller without
transacting the sale through an FFL dealer with the above provisions. It's
illegal to do otherwise, thanks to gun control laws. So does it happen?
Probably. What does that tell you about gun control laws?

Sure. It's illegal. I'm sure no one breaks the law.

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