Military and full auto

[Sigurd]

Hello to the board,

I am enlisted in the US Marines and I was wondering if someone here could explain to me the laws governing possession of full auto weapons by military personnel. I assume I can't buy just anything, any time, http://www.ak-47.net/akcgi/smile.gif so is there something equivalent to class III? Just class III as for civilians? Thanks for the help.

[PvtPyle]

Well, are you active or reserve? That makes a big difference. If you are reserve you can do just about whatever you want. I am not aware of any thing in the UCMJ that refers to this in any way. You would do it as a civilian, being in the military does NOT give you ANY sort of exemptions or special treatment. Go to your local class III dealer and begin the process(he will know better what the process is as it varies from state to state due to local laws, so ask him).

If you are active and live on base, it is a whole 'nother ball game. First check with you command JAG officer as to any special procedures that you need to follow such as notifying your command of your intent and storage plans. It varies from command to command as to weapons on station and storage requirements. You dont want to make any mistakes here. Not only are you dealing with the same Federal laws that pretain to class III's that civilians do, you are also dealing with all of the laws and individual command regulations that can hold you accountable under the UCMJ and you know (or should) what that can entail.

What is your rank and MOS? I ask because they may not have near as big a problem letting an E-5 do it compaired to letting an E-1 or 2 that is FOBC buy a machine gun for his own personal use. I am just curious as to the MOS. If you get a chance email me directly.

Semper Fi!

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[Rusty Shackleford]

No matter where you are, you get no special privelage over civilian law. However, depending on where you are,(base, command, rank, etc.) depends greatly on what the local laws are. For example if you are at Camp Pendleton or 29 Palms, you fall under California assault weapons laws. That means you can't bring a weapon you legally own in another state there. The base always goes along with local laws. In addition, they may have some extras of their own. If you live in the barracks it is required that you keep your weapons in the armory, and any weapons on base must be registered with P.M.O. and they will usually register them with the justice dept. You can legally buy any transferable weapons, the same as civilians, however depending on local regulations, you might not be able to have them at, or around the base. If you keep them at home, or parents you have to keep them locked to where no one but you has access. Good Luck and Semper Fi. SSgt. USMC