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In reply to the discussion: What is an "assault rifle," he asked sarcastically. [View all]Adrahil
(13,340 posts)It would be perfectly legal to shoot a live shell, and people do it. But those shells are EXPENSIVE. And they individually considered to be destructive devices. But some folks with way too much money have certainly done so.
His tank IS, in fact, fully operational. And he drives it off his property all the time (literally all the time... his property is too small). He trailers it to WWII reenactments, air shows, armored vehicle shows, etc. It also has an operational M2 .50 cal machine gun on the turret.
But again... the point: He had to jump through a LOT of hoops to get it.
Same is true for machine guns. You have to jump through some hoops and pay a lot of money.
And you almost never see them used to commit crimes. That's why I say we do the same for semi-auto rifles and high cap mags.