With an automatic, once a round is fired there is another live round in the chamber and the safety is off. No way of me knowing if they had clicked the safety back on except verbal inquiry and even then what if they became confused which way was safe?
An automatic gun, be it a rifle or a pistol is only legal to own if a few criteria are met. First one is that it cannot be manufactured after May 10, 1986.
Here is the other criteria if the date of mfg. is before that.
Pay a tax of $200. Fill out a lengthy application to register your gun with the federal government. Submit photographs. Submit passport photos. Get your chief law enforcement official to sign your application. Wait for the results of your background check to come back.
