Submitted by Gun Owners of America,
State Legislators in West Virginia have just introduced a bill, authored by Gun Owners of America,that would authorize the State to sell machineguns to citizens.
Currently, newly manufactured machineguns are banned for civilian ownership thanks to an amendmentslippedinto the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act.
Known as the “Hughes Amendment”—named for Representative William J. Hughes, a Democrat from New Jersey—this amendmentbanned all civilian ownership of machinegunsmade after May 19, 1986.
While machineguns made and registered prior to the ban date can still be transferred, the law of supply and demand has created a massive disparity, as most ordinary Americans simply cannot afford these much sought after items.
Interestingly, though, the language of the Hughes Amendment specifies thatthe machinegun ban doesn’t apply to the government, which includes state and local governments.
Specifically, 18 USC Section 922(o) reads:
This subsection does not apply with respect to—
a transferto orby, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency thereof ora State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof.
Well, we at Gun Owners of America had a thought. What if the States wanted to sell machineguns to their citizens—that is, what if they were to engage in a “transfer ... by ... a State”?
Source: ZeroHedge News
