Here is a copy of part of an article about who can own a machine-gun:
"Even without an FFL, a private citizen can still lawfully own a true machine gun if certain conditions are met. However, machine guns for non-FFLs are EXTREMELY expensive as the available supply is limited.
As an FFL, you can buy a brand new machine gun for less than $2,000 and have it transferred to you in a few days.
As a private citizen (without an FFL) you can only buy an old machine gun (over 35 years old), itll likely cost north of $15,000, and youll have to wait around a year for the transfer via an ATF Form 4.
For example, a private citizen can lawfully own a machine gun only if:
the possessor isnt a prohibited person,
the full-auto machine gun was made before 1986, and
their relevant state law does not ban that the firearm (whether banning machine guns outright or any firearm with certain features)."
I am SURE (Extreme sarcasm) that all these conditions were met by whoever the government transferred all that ordinance to. In other words, they trust the mercenaries, foreign fighters much much more that the law abiding tax paying gun owners who PAID for those weapons. Madness!
Even our own American armed forces can't own these arms (It might be possible but very difficult and expensive). But they just GIVE them away to questionable people in other countries!
"Even without an FFL, a private citizen can still lawfully own a true machine gun if certain conditions are met. However, machine guns for non-FFLs are EXTREMELY expensive as the available supply is limited.
As an FFL, you can buy a brand new machine gun for less than $2,000 and have it transferred to you in a few days.
As a private citizen (without an FFL) you can only buy an old machine gun (over 35 years old), itll likely cost north of $15,000, and youll have to wait around a year for the transfer via an ATF Form 4.
For example, a private citizen can lawfully own a machine gun only if:
the possessor isnt a prohibited person,
the full-auto machine gun was made before 1986, and
their relevant state law does not ban that the firearm (whether banning machine guns outright or any firearm with certain features)."
I am SURE (Extreme sarcasm) that all these conditions were met by whoever the government transferred all that ordinance to. In other words, they trust the mercenaries, foreign fighters much much more that the law abiding tax paying gun owners who PAID for those weapons. Madness!
Even our own American armed forces can't own these arms (It might be possible but very difficult and expensive). But they just GIVE them away to questionable people in other countries!