The Legalities
Jim said:
If you buy a flat (or a tube) for an automatic weapon, and make so much as one cut or bend in it, you are attempting to manufacture a machinegun and also violating the law. Most places advertise those auto weapon flats and tubes as "legal" or "approved". They are legal to own, just not legal to do anything with.
The man speaks the truth here. You can obtain the necessary paperwork to legally build one for your own use, but having at it without going through
the proper steps can net you a long vacation at Club Fed.
Oh, the foolish, foolish things that we do in our reckless youth...
My list includes: Building frighteningly powerful engines,
installing them in flashy cars, and driving those cars at insane speeds
on public highways. Drinking Tequila, aka The Milk of Amnesia...Goin' swimmin' with young, bowlegged wimmin...Had to give all that up after I got wiser.
Well...all but the bowlegged wimmin. Some things are just hard-wired into our DNA.
And, yes...taking stupid risks with my future freedom by building, assembling, and modifying certain firearms...Toys that could have caused
me a world of hurt. I shudder when I think about it. I wouldn't have been
a happy camper sharing a 10X12-foot cabin with a 300-pound tattooed
guy named "Mongo".
Now...as a final disclaimer, I quote one of my all-time heroes, Sargeant Schultz:
"I know NOTHINK!"
Cheers!
Tuner