Quote Originally Posted by vintage hunter View Post
I wonder how many of them are BATFE spooks trolling for suckers??
Here is S.C. you have to pass through an inspection area staffed by the local SD and/or PD before your allowed inside. All firearms are checked to be sure they're legal and not loaded then gets a zip tie through the action. (Judging by the bucket of mixed ammo on the table there must be a fair number of idiots showing up with loaded guns.) Packs and bags are checked for contraband as well. This includes loaded magazines.
Same inspection here, by off duty PD officers. They put the zip tie on and send them in. They don't ask to see tax stamps and an undocumented machine gun looks just like a legal one. The vast majority of machine guns are legally owned, bought and sold at shows. It's only when a dealer asks for the form or bring back papers that you can tell a legal gun from an illegal one.