[DeFault User]

He was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and of possessing several unregistered machineguns -- homemade machineguns.

Did he machine all the parts or just convert another weapon? "Homemade" makes it sound like he built it from scratch.

[Lee Heggy]

Without seeing the weapons it's hard to say. I've seen several 'deactivated' MGs that with a bit of machine work could be brought back to full auto. Many of the older machine-pistols such as the C-96 Mauser or Lugers have the capability of being converted to such. I've seen a 1917 artillary luger with the 'trommel magazine' of 32 rounds fire off the entire mag in about 15 seconds after inserting a sear that allowed for full auto functioning.

[Lee Heggy]

I need to add that I've only 'seen'(can't seem to remember where exactly) and heard of these these things...ahem. The tendancy of such small handguns under full auto to walk up the wall would make them very innacurate and it would also be very hard on the mechanisms and barrels, ruining the gun after only a few such uses....