John Peddie
Member
We had a major school shooting in Canada yesterday.
Two dead (including the shooter) and 11 more injured, several seriously.
Newspaper reports claim that the shooter was using a rifle which had been legally purchased as a semi-auto and later converted to full auto.
Questions:
(1) Is it technically possible to do such a conversion of a sporting rifle?
(2) If so, would it be something an average person skilled with tools-say a machinist-could do, or would a gunsmith be needed?
If it's feasible, then can someone briefly summarize what needs to be done?
Disclaimer
Fully automatic weapons are illegal in Canada (military and possibly police excepted). I have no intention of doing such a conversion.
My only rifle is a single shot bolt action Mossberg .22 dating from the 1960's and it would not be a candidate anyway.
Two dead (including the shooter) and 11 more injured, several seriously.
Newspaper reports claim that the shooter was using a rifle which had been legally purchased as a semi-auto and later converted to full auto.
Questions:
(1) Is it technically possible to do such a conversion of a sporting rifle?
(2) If so, would it be something an average person skilled with tools-say a machinist-could do, or would a gunsmith be needed?
If it's feasible, then can someone briefly summarize what needs to be done?
Disclaimer
Fully automatic weapons are illegal in Canada (military and possibly police excepted). I have no intention of doing such a conversion.
My only rifle is a single shot bolt action Mossberg .22 dating from the 1960's and it would not be a candidate anyway.