Which entails a system of be-friending a chief of police of a local precinct. But, if you want factory machine guns (like FN, HK, etc) you have to obtain what is called a "Dealer post sample". But this can get tricky, as your supposed to only be able to do it yourself, but you can have them made for you on a variance. But, once you do, you can manufacture machine guns yourself. The 07 FFL is much more complicated to obtain. The 02 SOT part is easy as it is just a check and one piece of paper.
Then you have to pay your $500 tax to obtain your 02 SOT status. You have to apply for, and be granted, an 07 FFL manufacturers license. Is it simply illegal for a civilian to own a new automatic weapon, regardless of license?Įdit: I'm not interested in getting one. The different FFL types, access to an exclusive online gun market only for FFL dealers (with cheaper prices from gun makers, so dealers can charge more and make a profit), some FFL types allow the manufacture of firearms (does that include automatics?) etc. Florida doesn't allow automatic firearms, but because the transfer was through the federal government, it's exempt from that state law.Īfter this, it got too confusing. Also, the transfer needs to be done through the ATF. Any fully automatic "machine gun" manufactured pre-1986 is legal to own, buy, or sell, without a FFL, but it'd be extremely expensive because of limited supply.I'd like to become more knowledgeable on what's legal/illegal, but I'm kinda stuck on this.įrom what I've gathered so far (I think this is right): Hey /r/liberalgunowners, I'm trying to understand state (FL) and federal laws regarding this. Salon: Gun control’s racist reality: The liberal argument against giving police more power NY Magazine: There Is No ‘Epidemic of Mass School Shootings’ The New York Times: The Assault Weapons Myth 538 on Americans misunderstanding gun violence and policy solutions The Rifle on the Wall: A Left Argument for Gun Rights National African-American Gun Association This does not mean "classical liberal" or right-leaning libertarians. Those who would identify as Democrats, Progressives, Socialists, &c. "Liberal" here is "left-of-center", in US political terms. This is a place for liberal gun-owners who want to discuss gun ownership absent the "noise" of most right-leaning pro-gun forums.