Interesting story.

By Uncle purchased an old world war 1 machine gun. It did not work. He had to have it registered with the State.

A month of finding parts and rebuilding the stock he had it working again. Turned out they don't make or sell ammunition for it anymore, anywhere. Except for like Sudan or Somalia.

He bought it as a collector's piece to begin with. Has it in a case above his stereo in his living room. He has to spend 15 bucks a year on it just to keep the fucking state police from coming into his home and taking it.

He gave it to my brother in law, who lives in a bill of rights friendly state. No trouble at all with it. The Sheriff even came over one day and found him a brand of bullets that work with the gun and they shot some off at a shooting range.

It is funny to see the attitudes about private gun ownership when you ask a State or Federal Cop as opposed to most City and County Cops who are mostly in favor of people having them for protection.

Or even wall decorations.

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