re: #146 goddamnedfrank

Assuming you can find one, a legally transferable 1928 Thompson SMG will run you $22,000, plus $300 ATF tax stamp & approval along with your local LEO’s sign off on the purchase.

Ever since the 1986 ban on civilian ownership of new made machine guns, the existing guns have all gone up enormously in value, have become very hard to find and very difficult to purchase in most areas. They have effectively become investment grade collector’s items.

Man, for $22,000, I could walk onto a dealer lot and drive off in a 400HP muscle car. I get the appeal of firing guns for fun, I don’t get the appeal of spending that much money for one.