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In a message dated 7/30/99 11:42:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
James_Money@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Automatic weapons are legally sold to individuals in the United States.
> These sales are heavily regulated by BATF. It is interesting to note that
> Over the past 50+ years since the Sale of Automatic weapons have been
> regulated in the US, only a handful have been used to commit violent acts.
Correct, and the best known incident involved a cop! An interesting fact is
that since the manufacture of new automatic firearms was banned in 1986, the
number of them in private hands has doubled. As traders well know, nothing
increases demand like cutting off supply.
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