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Originally posted by Geoff
All of these people that are saying there should be a ban on full autos, have you ever shot one? Live rounds or blanks doesn't matter but do you have any personal experience to come to the conclusion that there is no reason to own one? If not how do you form an opinion on something you've never done? Isn't the best way to learn something is through experience, or is putting your faith in the government, media, special interest groups to tell the truth good enough to base an opinion on?
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Generally a bad idea to go around and making assumptions like those you seem to have made or implied in the above quote. Don't assume that those discussing this subject haven't fired firearms or aren't familiar with firearms to one degree or another. Really I think the above quote is tad out of line... <snipped some retaliatory comments for the sake of the thread>
While I've never fired a full auto (for obvious reasons). I have fired my buddy's
Famae SAF (SIG based, chilean manufactured MP5 equivalent but neutered to semiauto only - and rightfully so)... and let me tell you it shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger - which should be more than fast enough for anyone with good intentions.
Some background...
The famae is a restricted firearm in canada and the few of them that have been imported can carry no more than 5 bullets per magazine and fire in semi-auto mode only. Since it is restricted in canada you need an ATT (Authorization to Transport) to transport it *anywhere*. Usually standing ATTs are granted for transport directly between the owner's home and his/her gunclub. However, 'Single Use' ATTs can be applied for and obtained (for transport from owners home to cottage for example or when ownership is transferred).
A little bit about the 'movie guns'... Movie guns are real guns. They can fire real bullets and they can fire blanks. The big difference is the permit under which they are purchased. Normally you or a company can't purchase a full auto gun in canada. But a production company can - with a 'movie permit'. Admittedly I'm a little foggy on details but that's what an informed source told me.
EDIT: btw... restricted permits have been issued since the 1970s (to civilians). Here's how the story goes... a few years ago they (not sure about specifics) they changed the status of some previously 'restricted' guns to 'prohibited'. Those who owned said firearms were given notice that they had until a certain date to transfer them to someone with a prohibited permit or to hand them over to the police. However, those who held onto the firearms past the due-date (taking a big risk) were later given prohibited permits.