IIRC you have to pay thousands of dollars in taxes to become a “special occupational taxpayer” which then permits you to make or buy post-’86 machine guns.
I don’t really have a ‘need’ for a full auto rifle but the fact they make it so difficult makes me want one.
Partially correct. The FFL and SOT taxes and fees are really not that unreasonable. See ATF link.
What gets the 07/02 SOT types is the damn yearly ITAR fees. ....and yes, you had better pay the Dept. of State. Methinks the .gov ATF goons will be cracking down on this "loophole". Apparently some of the big Type 10 FFL/02 SOTs have gotten ITAR exemptions, but I don't know how to do that yet.