AGE, that sounds great!
I have never shot a Thompson, nor the grease gun, just never had the chance. "I have been told" that it really takes practice to get good with any full auto. I have shot MG34 ?? (the newer German machine gun), the M16, M60, 203, and that is about it, my point is that short bursts are best. BUT, my wish has always been to shoot a Thompson... I really would like to own one, can in my state, but I think one of the semi-auto ones would be acceptable
Anyway, fun posting and if I was you, go next week, take a couple of fun guns, and ammo and smooze up to these guys. Mainly because they are probably good guys and it'd be fun, but then I'm FOP <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
Age, I am curious, what kind of Tommy was it? A former military one, or one of those civilian ones that has probably been in the department for 80 years? And actually they could probably do some kind of a trade with a dealer in full-autos, probably get a couple of M16A1's for the Thompson? Although for police work, several sniper rifles would be smarter than a Tommy Gun, although that shooting incident that involved those guys in bullet proof vests/helmets etc., several years ago, a Tommy Gun blasting at them would have been enough to disorientate, then take them out with a truck...
Ed