I concur. Automatics are illegal, wether they're whole or in pieces, or a mod kit.
I was reading one of those pro gun rights mags at the doctor's office last week, and let me tell you: these people are heavily biased! They point out that since all guns were outlawed in the UK and Australia, the crime rate doubled. What they don't say is that the problem has always been around, and it has nothing to do with wether the guns are outlawed or not. The issue is simply in the spotlight now, that's all.
Being from Canada, where laws are far stricter, I'm all for registration of guns. I don't see anything wrong with it, as long as that's where it stops. Yes, there is a constitutional amendment that specifically states that every citizen has the right to have a gun, but I don't believe that registration is in any way an infringement on that right.
Requiring some training probably wouldn't hurt either.
Of course I might be biased, since one of my friends was killed at the Montreal University shooting, about 15 years back, so for what it's worth...
Don't let the pro-rights-to-gun people sway you: separate every issue, and judge them on their merit. All the issues brought up are indeed separate, and there is no link from one to the other.
-registration
-mandatory training
-restricted areas of use
-carrying permit
etc...
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