Same as my wanting to stuff the full auto trigger group from a carbine in my duffel bag to later install in a stateside gun. Sold the whole thing in-country instead, again, lucky for me no doubt. What do you do with full auto guns if you do have them in a state where they are not legal?
There is a certain gent in Oklahoma I knew in 2003/4 who had brought back a Kalashnikov from Viet Nam hidden in equipment. One of those really good chaps - he invited me to his farm for a whole afternoon and we had a good time, even though we’d never met before then (it was a church thing). I am sure there is a lot of ‘stuff’ that came back after Viet Nam inside speakers and other equipment. The gun was full auto, but this is in Oklahoma (where people tend to use logic in deciding whether to report someone to the authorities), and thus he has had it for decades now. It is also in a farm, surrounded by friends, and people tend to mind their own business unless one becomes a bother. I am still surprised at how welcoming the guy was. To this day. Its not every day one gets treated as family by a total stranger. Generally, my time in Oklahoma was marked by almost constant surprise at the level of honesty, grace and warmness by the people. Absolutely amazing. Comparing that with, for example, Minnesota, showed a stark difference (maybe it is the cold weather in Minnesota that makes people grumpy lol). Oklahoma will always be a second home (and that is the end of that attempted thread hijack). On the guns ...a lot of stuff came via speakers and stuff.