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On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:42:41 +0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
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No I don't because that's not what CNN lawyer Jeff Toubin (sp?) said a
few days ago. Care to elaborate?

I guess part of your problem is believing what you hear on CNN...

It's not illegal to own a machine gun in the U.S. Ownership is restricted,
and heavily taxed,
but it's perfectly legal. Maybe you should do a bit of research on that...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=is+it+legal+to+...+gun+in+the+us

"Heavily taxed" if you think $200 is a lot of money. You pay more tax
on that for a used car in most states. The only trick is having a
clear criminal record and having a local sheriff who thinks it is OK.

Remember that in 1934, $200 was a lot of money
Today according to:
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
that would be about $3436.

Now granted with the 1968 FOPA, machines gun prices are highly inflated
But you could build yourself easily for less than $500.
So that represents a +700% tax.
Which in quite egregious and would quite likely NOT survive a challenge
using USSC "Star Tribune vs. Commissioner" as a basis for the challenge.