At 10:10 PM 10/23/2005, graywolf wrote:
Owning or possessing an UZI is specifically against the law in Michigan. That even applies to the semi-automatic models. Does show how politicians' minds work doesn't it?
I'm not sure if it's been changed since 9/11, but in West Virginia, you used to be able to own fully automatic firearms. I think you had to have an expensive federal permit to do so, but it wasn't illegal. A few years ago, they (I think it was the feds) prohibited the sales of any new automatic weapons to the general public. People could keep the automatic weapons that had already entered the market, and could even buy and sell used weapons. They could even give them as Christmas gifts, I was told! They just couldn't get any new weapons. So as far as I know, if I wanted to pay enough money, and go through all the background checks, I could still legally purchase and own a used automatic weapon in the state of West Virginia.
Then again, I really don't know what I would do with one. I suppose I could rent it to Paul Stenquist for his next bank shoot. :)
How does the motion picture industry handle this sort of thing? What if a large movie studio wanted to film a scene in Michigan, involving automatic weapons?
take care, Glen
