I forget if there are any "hardpoint" (a frame-secured mounting point for a weapon) restrictions like there are with aircraft, but yes, it's quite popular for a number of enthusiasts. In fact, most who own them own more than one.
Now remember that it's a completely different story for the munitions (the "ammo" if you will), which require more paperwork and permissions and licenses than you can possibly imagine. In fact, IIRC most tank owners have forgone the big gun restrictions by "dewatting" them and having the dewat inspected and certified by ATF. Dewatting effectively destroys the ability of a weapon to be used as a weapon, or to have its functionality easily restored. Like having the breech drilled out and the chamber plugged with a shunt and welded shut. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:29 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: More Obama gun nonsense > > You are f***king kidding me right? > > You are saying that it is *Possible* for a citizen to own an ARMED > TANK in the US?? > > 2008/11/18 Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Actually, Tim, the bazooka would be a Destructive Device, which is, > IIRC, a > > $1,000 transfer tax. The tank itself doesn't require a special tax, > but any > > armaments on it would, individually, and any munitions larger than > small > > arms (larger than .50 cal) would require additional fees, paperwork, > > permissions, etc. > > > > Bottom line that you and I have been repeated ad nauseum to the rest > of the > > list: if you go through the waiver procedure and pay the fee and can > afford > > the armaments, you don't commit crimes with them, and you > sufficiently > > protect them against theft because they cost you a lot of money and > effort > > to acquire. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280676 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
