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Justice

(7,188 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:21 PM Oct 2012

automatic weapons are illegal in the US? Huh??

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automatic weapons are illegal in the US? Huh?? (Original Post) Justice Oct 2012 OP

Romley oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #1

No, not illegal. Highly regulated. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #2

Sure. Fully automatic weapons are heavily regulated to the point of being illegal. Swamp Lover Oct 2012 #3

oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)

1. Romley

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:22 PM

Oct 2012

talking about fast and furious which has nothing to do with the question.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. No, not illegal. Highly regulated.

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:23 PM

Oct 2012

Very highly regulated.

Swamp Lover

(431 posts)

3. Sure. Fully automatic weapons are heavily regulated to the point of being illegal.

Reply to Justice (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:24 PM

Oct 2012

Semi-automatic weapons are easy to come by and regulations that limited highly fatal features and high capacity magazines expired with the Assault Weapons Legislation.

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