True, but the scrutiny to legally purchase those weapons is not worth the hassle to me.

To my understanding, if you have a license to purchase that type of weaponry, the ATF basically has carte-blanche access to "raid" you whenever they want for whatever reason - under the auspices of a "compliance check" or some other regulatory reasons.

Not worth it IMO.

If I ever want to have fun shooting serious guns, I'll go out to Vegas and hook up with a bunch of ex-military/soldier-of-fortune types, while plinking at 12" steel plates out of a BMG .50 in the desert at 250 yards.

Good times !