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Is fully automatic assault guns legal in Virginia?
Yes, with proper licensing and NFA tax stamps.
What is the difference between a full automatic weapon and a semi-automatic weapon and which one is legal in the US?
A fully automatic weapon means you can hold down the trigger and it will continuously fire. Semiautomatic means you fire one round for each pull of the trigger. A selective fire weapon is capable of fully automatic fire, and lets you select between the two. To own a fully automatic weapon in the US, you need a Class III National Firearms Act tax stamp for the firearm. The importation of fully automatic weapons for civilian sales was barred in 1968, and the domestic manufacture of fully automatic weapons for civilian sales was barred in 1986 - however, weapons of either type manufactured before the effective date of their import/manufacture can still legal be transferred between licenced civilian owners.
Which weapons are illegal?
Explosive munitions,and rockets unless you have a class III license. Fully automatic weapons are completely legal, but you have to pay a pretty penny for the weapon, plus $200 to the ATF.
Why is the Glock 18 illegal?
Because its fully automatic, and was not importable pre 1986 (when the assault weapons ban was introduced). Only fully automatic weapons produced pre 1986 and were already legally owned in the US are now legal in the US. Although it IS legal for Police Departments to own Glock 18's, if they have been trained by Glock. It is also legal to own (in certain states, with strict stipulations), a Glock 17 (or any other model besides the 18) with a fully automatic sear. Which is essentially a Glock 18. **I Am NOT A Lawyer***
Are fully automatic rifles legal in Idaho?
Yes
Is it legal to own a fully automatic rifle in Florida?
Yes
Are mechine guns legal in Kentucky?
Automatic weapons are prohibited in every state. You can have a semi-automatic rifle though.
Can you buy an automatic handgun in the US?
In order to purchase a fully automatic weapon in the US, it must have been manufactured and NFA registered prior to the passage of the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986. Any fully automatic weapons manufactured after that date may only be transported to you if you are an FFL dealer with the appropriate Special Occupational Tax stamp, and a law enforcement letterhead authorising the transfer to you. However, most "automatic" handguns are actually semi-automatic, not fully automatic. Those are legal, and in the US, regulated as ordinary firearms.
Are Sub-machine guns legal to carry with ccw license?
No. CCW laws specifically state that long barreled weapons (which a submachinegun with a buttstock would be considered, regardless of barrel length) and fully automatic weapons may not be carried. A semi auto pistol based on the design of a SMG would be legal, however.
Are fully automatic ak47's legal in Idaho?
Yes, they are legal under State law. Idaho state law does not prohibit ownership of fully automatic firearms by private citizens. However, Federal law requires that any fully automatic firearm have been registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Are fully automatic guns legal in VA?
Yes- if registered with the BATFE and with the State Police.
Did George Bush lift the Automatic Weapons ban. If so does that mean weapons that are automatic and made after 1986 legal?
No, the ban on automatic weapons was never lifted. Fully automatic firearms imported before the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968 and manufactured domestically before the passage of the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 (including imported firearms refitted with the appropriate number of US made components required to be considered US manufactured firearms) are still the only fully automatic firearms transferrable to civilian customers. Licenced FFL dealers with the appropriate Special Occupational Tax stamp may still receive imported and domestically manufactured automatic weapons after those dates, but only as dealer samples, and these cannot be transferred to civilian customers.
