Waiting to see how the US arms industry will influence Congress to stop this.
The military needs a individual weapon than will penetrate level four armor.
Right now, armor is advancing faster than projectile weapons.
Members of the public should be able to freely purchase select-fire weapons such as this....it’s what the 2nd amendment was meant for.
My great grandpa once bought a Thompson machine gun and had it shipped to him by US Mail. This was before they assaulted the 2nd amendment :-/
My grandpa eventually sold it for a good bit of cash...because it was legally transferable with a 200 dollar fee... he said he wished his dad had bought a dozen of them.
I think he also had an old BAR, it may still be in a storage shed somewhere on his property.
I put one together a few years ago for $700.