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State laws that decriminalize marijuana don't override federal law. Neither would state laws that purport to legalize NFA items.



The difference is that federal authorites, for political reasons, choose not to enforce the federal marijuana laws in states that have decriminalized it. We're not there yet in the gun field. We don't have a gun-friendly federal administration.

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A state voting to legalize MJ is not the same as overriding the Feds.

As debate for FOPA was in its final stages in the House before moving on to the Senate, Rep. William J. Hughes (D-N.J.) proposed several amendments including House Amendment 777 to H.R. 4332, which modified the act to ban the civilian ownership of new machine guns, specifically to amend 18 U.S.C. § 922 to add subsection (o):

(o)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machinegun.

(2) This subsection does not apply with respect to—

(A) a transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States or any department or agency thereof or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof; or

(B) any lawful transfer or lawful possession of a machinegun that was lawfully possessed before the date this subsection takes effect.

The ATF, as a representative of the U.S. and with authority from the National Firearms Act, can authorize the transfer of a machine gun to an unlicensed civilian. An unlicensed individual may acquire machine guns, with ATF approval.[4] The transferor must file an ATF application, which must be completed by both parties to the transfer:[4]

executed under penalties of perjury[5]
both parties must reside in the same state as the individual
pay a $200 transfer tax to ATF[6]
the application must include detailed information on the firearm and the parties to the transfer[5][7]
the transferee must certify on the application that he or she is not disqualified from possessing firearms on grounds specified in law
the transferee must submit with the application (1) two photographs taken within the past year; and (2) fingerprints[7]
the transferee must submit with the application (3) a copy of any state or local permit or license required to buy, possess, or acquire machine guns
an appropriate (local) law enforcement official must certify whether he or she has any information indicating that the firearm will be used for other than lawful purposes or that possession would violate state or federal law[7]
the transferee must, as part of the registration process, pass an extensive Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background investigation.
If ATF denies an application, it must refund the tax.[4] Gun owners must keep approved applications as evidence of registration of the firearms and make them available for inspection by ATF officers.[4]

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Wasn't it Kentucky or something, that has, or is pushing for, the residents to be able to own Class 3 stuff without the usual fed requirements, as long as it was manufactured in state?

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Some states do allow suppressors apart of hunting applications so its already in motion if you think about it

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State laws that decriminalize marijuana don't override federal law. Neither would state laws that purport to legalize NFA items.



The difference is that federal authorites, for political reasons, choose not to enforce the federal marijuana laws in states that have decriminalized it. We're not there yet in the gun field. We don't have a gun-friendly federal administration.

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Then why don't we get state laws passed to allow Class 3 items?  If enough states did it, it would force the hand of the Federal Government just like whats starting with Pot it starting to do.  

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Montana kicked it off. It's a feel-good law only.

http://firearmsfreedomact.com

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Wasn't it Kentucky or something, that has, or is pushing for, the residents to be able to own Class 3 stuff without the usual fed requirements, as long as it was manufactured in state?

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That's not what is happening.  



The Feds and the states have concurrent jurisdiction over certain crimes.  States may choose to legalize pot but that doesn't mean you couldn't be charged under federal law for possession.

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Because states can not pass laws that override the federal laws...

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Then why don't we get state laws passed to allow Class 3 items? If enough states did it, it would force the hand of the Federal Government just like whats starting with Pot it starting to do.