[from occupied ga]

The problem isn't that you can't get one, the problem is that the supply is restricted to firearms made before the 1986 civilian ban. This causes three problems, First the price is excessive and outrageous, and second sooner or later they'll wear out and third, you can't get the newer designs ie no M249 for you. If you want a SAW you're stuck with the M-60.

[OXENinFLA]

I still want one......

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And yeah I know about the pricing. Buddy of mine has a MP5 he's had since '84, paid about $880 for it new.

[archy]

If you want a SAW you're stuck with the M-60

Oh no. There are several other REALLY excellent choices available. Though an upgraded M60A4 isn't really all that bad....

Which is why DOD bought 5.5 million worth of them in 2005.... Pull trigger here for 850 round burst [1 min, 45 seconds rattytattat worth]

[lepton]

The problem isn't that you can't get one, the problem is that the supply is restricted to firearms made before the 1986 civilian ban.

Though....US v Rock Island is kindof amusing.

"Since its passage in 1934, the registration, taxation, and other requirements of the National Firearms Act ("NFA") have been upheld by the courts under the power of Congress to raise revenue. (Footnote 5) However, 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(o), which became effective on May 19, 1986, prohibits possession of machineguns, and thereby repealed or rendered unconstitutional the portions of the National Firearms Act which provided for the raising of revenue from the making, possession, and transfer of machineguns made after such date. As the government conceded at oral argument, the United States refuses to register or accept tax payments for the making or transfer of machineguns made after 1986. (Footnote 6) Thus, sec. 922(o), as applied to machineguns made after May 19, 1986, left the registration and other requirements of the National Firearms Act without any constitutional basis. "