Haven't fully automatic weapons (AK-47s) been illegal since the 1920s and the time of dealing with the mob?
Yeap, I believe it was 1934. I'm sure there are people here that can check my facts!
You're sort of close it was 1934 not 1920.
National Firearms Act
National Firearms Act is an American law passed in 1934 that mandates the registration of all Act Two weapons - that is, all sound suppressors or 'silencers', all fully-automatic and burst-fire firearms, all rifles and shotguns with a barrel length of less than 18 inches, or overall length of less than 26 inches. For weapons with folding, collapsing or telescoping stocks, the overall length with the stock collapsed/fully retracted must be at least 26 inches.
I sure wish the President would have called Kerry on that point. I hoped someone would have provided the President with the background info to refute the outlandish claim.