Thrawn, no there are not. You can leave it loaded in your frontyard or locked up in a gunsafe (my perfered method
). If you travel with it, you must have a copy of your ATF license with you. And I live in Arizona, there are plenty of places you can shoot one. There are also many ranges that allow it. If you are a member, you can shoot your full-auto at the Phoenix Rod & Gun club.
In the mid-eighties, it was decided to not allow the civilian production/conversion of any more full-autos. In the good old days, you could take your whatever to a gunsmith, have him drill the holes, etc. to allow you to drop in a full-auto parts kit. Then you would send in your ATF application and when it came back, you could complete the gun and have a legal full-auto.
In the mid-80's (86 I believe) the government decided that the best way to stop crime was to prevent the legal conversion of machine guns (
) So they give everyone six months to get the conversions and applications in. I remember going around to a bunch of gun owners where I lived with my dad and collecting semi-autos that they would probably have never converted so they could be sent to Phoenix for the conversion. After collecting 30 or so semi-autos (Galil's, M-16's, AK's, Fal's, Uzi's, you name it) we loaded them in the back of the truck and drove to the airport. There we drove onto the tarmac and loaded all these guns in the plane of the gunsmith who flew them to Phoenix. (Imagine trying that today. Even then, to a teenager, it was pretty cool)
And prices are outrageous today. At one time my dad had over 30 full autos (Brens, Vickers, 1917, HBM2, Owen, Sterling, etc). For instance, in 1981 he bought a very nice MG 42 for $3,000.00. 6 months ago at a gun show, I saw one for sale for $40,000.00.
