Phoenix, AZ—Before the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, anyone could legally own a machine gun. You could even order one by mail and have it delivered right to your door. After 1934, machine guns were regulated, requiring a $200 tax stamp for legal ownership—a steep price at the time. Some folks complied, but many didn’t, leaving plenty of unregistered machine guns in circulation. And guess what? They haven’t been a problem, with most serving as a quiet fuck you to government overreach. The NFA’s registration and taxation requirements are afundamentally at odds with the Second Amendment. The recent Supreme Court ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen , 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022), underscores this by reaffirming that firearm regulations must align with the historical tradition of the Second Amendment—not arbitrary, burdensome schemes like those imposed by the NFA. That said, I’ve never been a fan of fully automatic firearms. They’re an ex...