Point a RIF, get 4 years in pokey.

[Adolf Hamster]

oh i'm not denying some folk aint near responsible enough to own this sort of thing, just that the items on their own aren't necessarily illegal (although i suspect in a court case it'd make a good way of smearing the character)

that said, i remember hearing one of the gun shops in the area stopped selling crossbows after they unwittingly sold one to a recently released inmate of the local asylum, only found out when his brother returned it. shame america doesn't learn from that example.

 

[Jester_UK]

Let's face it America is a whole different ball game. Due to gun ownership laws varying from one state to another it will always be a mess. I am a member of a custom bike forum with a lot of Americans on it. Several of them own ar15s bought from their local supermarket over the counter with no background checks and no wait time. One of them said he needed it for home defence and if anyone broke into his house he would happily shoot them in the back and give no warning he was armed. Take it a stage further with doomsday peppers. We know that automated NERF sentry guns exist like the ones in aliens but preppers want live firing versions to protect their bunkers which is thankfully illegal even in America (for the moment lol).

 

[Tommikka]

Let's face it America is a whole different ball game. Due to gun ownership laws varying from one state to another it will always be a mess. I am a member of a custom bike forum with a lot of Americans on it. Several of them own ar15s bought from their local supermarket over the counter with no background checks and no wait time. One of them said he needed it for home defence and if anyone broke into his house he would happily shoot them in the back and give no warning he was armed. Take it a stage further with doomsday peppers. We know that automated NERF sentry guns exist like the ones in aliens but preppers want live firing versions to protect their bunkers which is thankfully illegal even in America (for the moment lol).

..... automated guns of all form exist, and don’t discriminate about what is attached to the trigger

https://realsentrygun.com/CustomerExamples.htm

 

[Jester_UK]

That's the problem and like I said that's why their still illegal for now. People make live firing versions but private ownership is obviously just wrong.

 

[Rogerborg]

Aye maybe if he had em on him without good cause, but in the house is a different story.

One where the ending is set to be changed.

Vaguely relevant to us because once they've prohibited private ownership of the hand weapons that already prohibited for sale/import/manufacture (with certain defences), it's a short slide down the slippery slope to noting that the sale/import/manufacture of RIFs is also prohibited (with certain defences).

 

[Guest]

Aye maybe if he had em on him without good cause, but in the house is a different story.

Yep. There are a few restrictions on blades, but mostly fixed of any length are legal to own, just not to carry in public without good reason.