full auto C&R

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I have done some searching but cant find much info on the BATF exception for full auto curio and relics firearms, except for this
http://forum.pafoa.org/nfa-class-3-t...ppressors.html

"Curios and Relics:
Some states allow private ownership of machine guns only if they are listed as Curios & Relics by the Federal Government. Examples would include original Thompson 1921 or 1928 submachine guns, and early production M-16 rifles. The Curios & Relics list is periodically updated and you can petition for particular guns to be added. Normally a gun is accepted to the list if the Federal Government determines it is of some historic value or of such an age or rarity that it is unlikely to see criminal use. Collectors who possess a Curios & Relics license (FFL) can purchase these guns out-of-state, with prior payment of the applicable transfer tax and approval by BATF."

how would this apply to a WWII bring back M-2 carbine that has been sitting in an attic trunk for the last 60 years?
or a Thompson found in the rafters of an old building being torn down from the depression era?
could they be made legal to own? or must they be melted down?

[ungawa]

If they were not registered for transferable civilian ownership prior to the 1986 deadline then they will never be legal for transferable civilian ownership.

EDIT: See link below, it may not be as straightforward as I made it seem.

[GUNGUY45]

Have a read here, the thread is titled "So you found a machinegun in the attic..."


http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_17/32...tic______.html

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Have a read here, the thread is titled "So you found a machinegun in the attic..."


http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_17/32...tic______.html

Thanks for the link