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Well, when you talk about the ownership of machine guns in America, you need to look at the federal laws as well as the individual state laws. Some states prohibit the ownership of a machine gun (a Class III weapon) and some do not. In some states it is fairly easy. In Nebraska, for example, there are over 1,500 machine guns which are legally owned by private citizens. Below are frequently asked questions and answers from the website of a Nebraska machine gun dealer:

There are a many myths surrounding the ownership of National Firearms Act weapons more commonly known as NFA weapons. These include Machine guns, Suppressors, more commonly known as silencers, short barreled rifles and short barreled shot guns commonly called â??sawed off shotgunsâ?. Here are some facts that will dispel some of the myths, misconceptions and outright lies about ownership of these types of weapons.

Myth: â??Private Citizens canâ??t own machine guns & silencersâ?

Truth: Any Nebraska citizen that can legally own a handgun can own an NFA weapon.

Myth: â??You have to have some kind of special Class 3 license to own NFA weapons.â?

Truth: No special license is needed to own these weapons. The registration process is a simple one page tax form (ATF form 4) that needs to be filed with the BATF.

Myth: â??It can take 6 months to a year to get your ATF form 4 approvedâ?

Truth: In the old days when the ATF was run by the department of the treasury, transfers did take an exceedingly long time. However in recent years the ATF has been handed over to the Justice Department and is now run by a younger more professional staff that is truly there to help expedite the transfer process. Now transfers typically take 3 to 6 weeks tops.

Myth: â??You have to pay $200 a year to keep a NFA weaponâ?

Truth: You pay a one time tax of $200. You never have to pay that tax again on that weapon. You can will it to your heirs and they will never have to pay the tax.