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What are the firearm import laws for.......

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Well i was tooling around the interwebz when i came across this gem in the rough... here it is...

http://www.grandpower.eu/_EN_Modification_K102R.htm

The pistol is manufactured by a company called GrandPower in Slovakia. The pistol is a semi-auto 2 or 3 round burst pistol chambered in 9mm.

Here is a video of the pistol being fired.....:celebrate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL7RQ-WRmxk&feature=related


My question is... If i want to purchase this firearm... What kind of red tape would i have to go threw to LEGALLY have it shipped to the US?
 
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Throw about $1,000,000 at the situation.

Then the BATF will let it happen.

However, since this weapon has no "sporting purpose", and is considered a "machine-gun", the chances of ever even SEEING this on US soil is about 0.001%. It's also made Post-86, it would NOT be able to be purchased by civilians.

-Richard-
 
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If you want one, open a gun store and get a FFL that allows you to import machine guns to sell to police and perhaps military agencies. Then get a demo letter from such an agency that says they want to see it operate for possible purchasing. Then you can get one, and keep it as long as you want to keep paying to keep your license current.

If you want to do it legally, it's either that, or see to it that the laws are changed.
 
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the500kid wrote:
your farther ahead converting a 1911 or glock on your own and doing the paper work that way.
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CONVERT to a machine gun?

That's even harder to do legally. You'd need a special occupational tax payers license to manufacture machine guns. If I remember right, to get that license you need your own machine shop, approved of by the BATFE, and it costs nearly 2 grand per year just for the license alone.

But yeah, you would be further ahead since you can have a machine gun collection for R and D.
 
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Michigander wrote:
the500kid wrote:
your farther ahead converting a 1911 or glock on your own and doing the paper work that way.
Click to expand...
CONVERT to a machine gun?

That's even harder to do legally. You'd need a special occupational tax payers license to manufacture machine guns. If I remember right, to get that license you need your own machine shop, approved of by the BATFE, and it costs nearly 2 grand per year just for the license alone.

But yeah, you would be further ahead since you can have a machine gun collection for R and D.
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Not only that, but you have to have a LEGIT business that would REQUIRE that you manufacturer machineguns.

But, it's still be cheaper than paying shipping crate costs, and meeting BATF approval for that handgun.

-Richard-
 
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office888 wrote:
Michigander wrote:
the500kid wrote:
your farther ahead converting a 1911 or glock on your own and doing the paper work that way.
Click to expand...
CONVERT to a machine gun?

That's even harder to do legally. You'd need a special occupational tax payers license to manufacture machine guns. If I remember right, to get that license you need your own machine shop, approved of by the BATFE, and it costs nearly 2 grand per year just for the license alone.

But yeah, you would be further ahead since you can have a machine gun collection for R and D.
Click to expand...
Not only that, but you have to have a LEGIT business that would REQUIRE that you manufacturer machineguns.

But, it's still be cheaper than paying shipping crate costs, and meeting BATF approval for that handgun.

-Richard-
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I never said it would be easier I just said you'd be farther ahead and could be done. He'll never, ever, ever get the other gun he wants into the country.
 
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Converting a firearm to fire more than one shot with one pull of the trigger (other than by using a sear built prior to 86 that has all the proper tax stamps) is a good way to get into club FED.
 
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I'm out of town right now but I've got a book at home that tells you how to convert a Glock to select fire. I'll look it up it tells you what you have to do. The disclaimer in the front of the book is the book is for educational purposes only unless you get the paper work. I'm not as sure about the 1911 but its meantioned in the book.
 
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