Full auto weapons are legal to own, but not build post '86. It's the "not legal to build" thing that makes them cost prohibitive to most.
Still, I remember 1986 to the early '90's quite well. You would think that people would have been snapping up full-autos like they were free gold! But, the reality was no one was really buying them. They barely cost any more than their semi-auto cousins. People didn't want to pay the $200 tax. Others preached that owning a registered machine gun would allow the ATF to break your door down in the middle of the night just to harass you. And, many folks complained that the process was too involved and difficult.
In the mid-80's I was just getting used to owning my first handgun and a hunting rifle. All that full-auto stuff was way over my head!
Still, I remember 1986 to the early '90's quite well. You would think that people would have been snapping up full-autos like they were free gold! But, the reality was no one was really buying them. They barely cost any more than their semi-auto cousins. People didn't want to pay the $200 tax. Others preached that owning a registered machine gun would allow the ATF to break your door down in the middle of the night just to harass you. And, many folks complained that the process was too involved and difficult.
In the mid-80's I was just getting used to owning my first handgun and a hunting rifle. All that full-auto stuff was way over my head!