Quote from: Foxpup on Today at 05:43:07 AM

Since you clearly know nothing about firearms, I'll translate it for you. "Firing device" means the trigger, and "single function" means you press said trigger only once. Thus a machine gun is a gun which fires many bullets just be holding down the trigger, which corresponds to the layman's definition of a machine gun. [...]

But possession or use of a machine gun for sporting purposes ("sporting" merely being an archaic word for "fun") is A-OK. No, really, it is: while machine guns are subject to greater restrictions than other firearms, they're not actually illegal to own in the US. [...]

Quote from: Trade Runner on October 17, 2020, 09:12:02 PM

Now we come to the nice weapon deals BayAreaCoins is offering here.

Which, of course, renders the above discussion completely moot, because none of those are machine guns. Those are all semi-automatic firearms (two pistols and three rifles) requiring a separate trigger pull for each shot.

Quote from: Trade Runner on October 17, 2020, 09:12:02 PM

As one can see all the guns are kept loaded (which is not good for the magazine springs, by the way):

Leaving aside the fact that in one of those pictures, two of the rifles don't even have magazines, those pictures say nothing about how those firearms are stored long-term when not in use. Briefly loading a firearm for purpose of taking a picture of it in loaded condition or even (gasp!) shooting it does not harm the magazines. (Even when a firearm needs to be stored fully loaded for defensive purposes, the magazines can be rotated regularly to mitigate spring fatigue.)

Thanks for taking the time to fill in for Mr Runner most of the salutary lesson that I stopped writing when I suddenly ~~almost fell out of my chair laughing~~ so feared that we will soon not have a forum for these discussions, I went off to cry in a corner. :'-(''''

Quote from: nullius on October 17, 2020, 10:46:17 PM

I just put aside what I was writing. I need to go make popcorn.