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I'm under the impression that the '86 ban applies to civilian "assault" weapons and not full auto. When you deal with class III, you're dealing with a full array of "evil features" which are prohibitied on civilian "assault" weapons.
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The 1986 ban was part of the firearm owner protection act, signed into law by Pres. Reagan. It forbids the registration of a machine gun for civilian ownership. Guns may be made and registered for LE and Govt use only. These weapons are know as Post-86 Dealer Samples. To have these transfered to you as a SOT require a demo letter from an LE agency. (The LE agency requests a demo of these weapon for training, SOPs, etc. You may only have 1 gun of a certain type. eg 1 MP5SD and 1 M16A2 and one M16/9.)
Anything part of the NFA registry, full auto, sbs, sbr, aow is exempted from the assault weapons ban of the 1994 crime bill fame. The 922 sections and all that. 'Evil features': bayo lug, flash hider, collapsible stock, grenade launcher [never mind these are DDs and part of the NFA...], pistol grip and mag that is not in said grip. You get 2 features in a post 1994 weapon. The third one is bad.
Only MGs are affected by the 1986 ban. SBRs, SBS, AOWs and suppressors can still be made for civilian ownership.
TR
(NFA sales dude)
