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You GottaBeKidding · Rear Admiral Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 692

I was listening to a local talk radio show and a caller mentioned an article in Outdoor Life in which Kerry says he owns a Chinese assault rifle! The caller indicated that this is likely an illegal fully-automatic weapon and it's also probably illegal because it is imported. (I cannot vouch for this, I'm just reporting what I heard, but I'll bet there are people here who know the rules."

Here's the link to the page online that has the quote:

http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/news/article/0,19912,696240-4,00.html

phrein · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:11 pm Post subject:

I really don't believe the whole quote. I doubt that he even owns a rifle.
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Snipe · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:56 pm Post subject:

Kerry owns a Chinese assualt rifle? Ho hum. I have a M1 Garand
hanging on my wall that goes into 1 minute of angle whenever I take
the time to really concentrate.
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RobD · Lt.Jg. Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 147 Location: Reno Nv

Just checked the Mass gun laws and if he jumped through all the hoops he could legally own a full auto AK-47.
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air_vet · PO2 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 374

... but NOT if he brought it back with him from VietNam as a war souvenir.

rb325th · Admiral Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1334

If Kerry Brought back an Chicom AK, it would be full automatic. The laws governing ownership of those here in Massachusetts are pretty stringent.
It is possible to own Automatic Weapons, you just have to go through a more stringemt background check and pay a lot more for the License.
A local Range has an Automatic Weapons Day each year, .50 Cals, M-60s etc... They had a Quad .50 on a Half Track this year from what I heard (missed it this year)
More importantly if this were true, is another example of his Hypocracy regarding the Gun Laws in this Nation.
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azpatriot · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject:

cipher · Vice Admiral Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 902

He probably has an SKS, which people often call an assault rifle, even when it isn't. If Kerry has a full-up rock n' roll AK-47 and no tax stamp and Class III license, he's in a heap o' trouble.

But, with his money, what's 500 bucks for a stamp and having someone fill out the paperwork for him each May for him to sign?

Of course, he would have had to register the receiver prior to 1985, otherwise he's in VERY big trouble, regardless.

And it WASN'T illegal to import machineguns PRIOR to May 1985, as long as all the paperwork was done. Which begs the question.

I wonder if an FOA to the BATF would pop out that Class III license?
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air_vet · PO2 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 374

wally626 · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:22 am Post subject:

He probably doesn't own it just someone in his family does Very Happy

azpatriot · Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:57 am Post subject: