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JohnH1963 · January 19, 2009, 09:56 PM

For myself, the common man, owning an automatic weapon seems like an impossibility. I wouldnt know where to begin and I would probably be denied a permit to get one even if I tried. Somehow I would be denied or stonewalled for any reason or no reason.

So how do all these guys on youtube and at these firearms events seem to have M60s and other automatic weapons? If obtaining the permits is so difficult, how did these guys get those permits? Where did they find the people to sell them these weapons? How does an M60 machine gun get put out to the public?

January 19, 2009, 09:56 PM	#1
JohnH1963 Junior member Join Date: October 22, 2008 Posts: 416	How do I get the permits to own an automatic weapon? For myself, the common man, owning an automatic weapon seems like an impossibility. I wouldnt know where to begin and I would probably be denied a permit to get one even if I tried. Somehow I would be denied or stonewalled for any reason or no reason. So how do all these guys on youtube and at these firearms events seem to have M60s and other automatic weapons? If obtaining the permits is so difficult, how did these guys get those permits? Where did they find the people to sell them these weapons? How does an M60 machine gun get put out to the public?