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OK, I'll spot you an AR-15, a flat piece of steel, a drill press and a file and I'll check back with you in 24 hours if it's so easy. Seriously, one of the anti-gunners' most damaging myths is that all semi-autos are really machine guns with one part missing. We shouldn't reinforce that myth; in reality it ain't that easy, and it certainly ain't legal.

We shouldn't reinforce that myth; in reality it ain't that easy, and it certainly ain't legal.

I completely agree with you. I was/am a machinist and have done some "smithing" in my past. For the ignorant to insinuate that the conversion is easy does no one any favor except VPC.

>>OK, I'll spot you an AR-15, a flat piece of steel, a drill press and a file and I'll check back with you in 24 hours if it's so easy. Seriously, one of the anti-gunners' most damaging myths is that all semi-autos are really machine guns with one part missing. We shouldn't reinforce that myth; in reality it ain't that easy, and it certainly ain't legal.

Well, it's not a case of simply filing metal down. It's not *that* easy. Some power tools would be required to cut the metal and drill holes. (Machine shop tools would be the quickest).

With decent home power tools and a piece of metal roughly the correct thinckness the part could be made in a few hours. If you have a metal shop, I'd say it would take 1/2 hour.

Now, this only works for an AR-15. (Plans are on the internet if you are curious.)

But for most gun enthusiasts, automatic fire is a waste in ways. It's cool to fire once in a while, but over all it just eats away at ammo, and the price of ammo does add up even when purchased in bulk.

Then there is the problem with getting caught with an fully auto weapon.

Finally, most people are concerned with their grouping rather than shooting the hell out of a target.

I myself prefer black powder, very low tech.

We shouldn't reinforce that myth; in reality it ain't that easy, and it certainly ain't legal.
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It ain't really that hard.

- And, - the ~real~ myth is that its 'illegal'. It is against an unconstitutuional 'law', granted..

"Acts repugnant to the constitution are not law", said Justice Marshal in Marbury v Madison, 1803.. - Still a valid fact, one that we should base our stand on.