9.3x57
(.450 member)
10/12/07 08:05 AM
Re: Assault weapons

Hello Iqbal!

I can't comment on other people's laws but here in the USA this question is timely.

The purpose behind the 2nd Amendment of our Constitution is to provide a threat against tyrrany. That threat comes from an armed populace. That populace must have reasonably similar life goals and personal ethics, obviously, or anarchy results. It is in the face of much moral and political confusion that our supreme court must weigh in on this subject. It will not be easy!

In the USA we have no Federal constitutional right to hunt. Thus the weapons protected under the 2nd Amendment must have some "military" usefulness. This is a fly in the ointment for the courts but it was peripherally discussed and reviewed in the 1930's case involving short barrel weapons. How the Court will rule on this very touchy subject is a tough one to predict but I suspect they will skirt it to the best of their ability.

In the USA, Federal restrictions fully automatic weapons are very easy to comply with and thus Federal law is no bar to ownership of fully automatic weapons. They are easy to get under Federal law, but...

The states may add further restrictions and many states do. I have owned machine guns in the past and in my state they are easy to purchase legally. In some states you may not legally own them at all.

One additional fly in the ointment is the 1986 law that bars the continued manufacture or importation for transfer of fully automatic weapons to civilians {non-dealers} in the USA. This law was tagged on to a law that opened up importation of surplus weapons the importation of which had been banned by the 1968 Gun Control Act.

Thus, prices for fully automatic skyrocketed as the supply remained constant and demand grew. Where a Stemple .45 submachine gun could be bought for $300 in 1985, same gun will set you back several thousand dollars today.

In practice, it just might be easier for most people to get ahold of a fully automatic weapon in your country than in ours.

Yes, I believe there are many legitimate reasons for civilians to own both semi- and fully-automatic weapons, but that is an issue of opinion.



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