Im begining to question how much people know about the laws, and time it takes to get a fully automatic rifle.
Georgia is pretty lax. I bought a Maverick 88 Pump last week. I had to go in, provide ID, fill out an entire questions, and then submit to a background check that goes through the NCIS, along with FBI systems. They also go through any sort of committed hospital/mental institution to see if youve been committed to one.
All in all, about a 2 hour process in the end.
Now if I wanted to get a fully automatic weapon. This is considered a Class 3 weapon.
So first I need to find a shop with a FFL License. For a citizen to buy a fully automatic weapon in this way, it has to have been manufactured in or before 1986. After 1986, it was outlawed to manufacture fully automatic weapons for civilian use.
There are two ways to obtain full autos. The first is an individual process.
You must have the following:
2 Form 4s.
2 photographs of yourself attached to the Form 4s.
The CLEO must sign the form 4s. (usually the County Sheriff, but there are others that can qualify).
2 Fingerprintcards.
1 Citizenship form.
$200.00 check or money order for the tax stamp.
All of these things are sent together in one packet.
One other thing you must have is patience. The transfers are taking 60-90 days right now. My last one took 90 days exactly. The BATFE is a federal agency and they do not get in a hurry.
The forms are available either online at
http://www.atf.gov Or, the BATFE website gives you a toll-free number to call and you can actually speak to a human.
If you find an individual in the same state as you who has a full auto that they want to sell, no dealer is required. All you have to do is fill out the paperwork and send it in to BATFE and wait for the return of the Form 4 and it's yours.
If it is in another state, it must be transferred from a dealer in that state to a dealer in your state and then to you through the dealer in your state. This will result in the payment of two transfer taxes and whatever fees the dealers charge for the transfer and the shipping.
The other method is to form a trust. I know very little about this method cause I've never done it. The advantages of a trust is that you do not have to have fingerprint cards, pictures or CLEO signatures.
You can own the weapon, but it has to stay at the dealer until the end of the 90 day period.