har1690 Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 Hard to believe it's been 39 years since Reagan hammered MG's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPFiveO Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 It wasn't Reagan that did us dirty, it was Rep. William J. Hughes, a democrat of course. He's the one who put the poison pill into an otherwise good piece of legislation aimed at alleviating burdensome firearm regulations that did nothing to curb crime. The NRA and others vowed to fight the amendment later but never did. "2. Hughes Amendment to the Firearms Owners Protection Act (1986): This amendment, introduced by Rep. William J. Hughes (D-NJ), banned the civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns. It was added to the Firearms Owners Protection Act (FOPA) and became effective on May 19, 1986. The amendment created a new category of machine guns that were illegal to possess for civilians simply because they were new machine guns" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don. Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Sad? You should be happy for the 39 years of protection we were granted, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2 Posted May 22 Report Share Posted May 22 On a good note, ALL Transferable Mach Guns will be C&R Eligible in 11 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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