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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
That's why I used the term "pretty much" illegal. As you point out, they are extremely difficult and expensive to obtain.
However, the latest news is that he had an AR-15 or several AR-15s that had been converted from semi to fully auto. That makes a lot more sense.
The only solution to this problem is, as you point out, changing society or changing our culture.
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I would not believe anything about converting to automatic until the investigation releases it. Those parts are still class 3. And extremely expensive. You can buy a silencer also but that also is class 3. Anything class 3 is highly regulated. You can buy the auto bolt but that does not make it auto. The bolt is also a class 3 device and regulated. Here's something no one will like to here. The age of computer manufacturing is now affordable and can be done in your home. You also do not need to be a mechanical engineer to produce your own weapon. For a few thousand dollars I can make an assault rifle semi-auto or fully auto all with equipment purchased over the internet. With some steal stock and a little prepackaged software and the milling equipment it can be done relatively easily. So how do you legislate that from happening. Its obviously this guy was intent on killing lots of people. We all have opinions on this some based on facts and some on falsie. Today we are upset about what happened in Las Vegas but we ignore the fact that we as a society do not put much value on life. We let the killing fields of Chicago go on and on and we kill millions of unborn children for our personal convenience. Until we change that attitude you can expect this to continue no matter what laws are passed.