[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Kyle Swenson (reporter) needs to avoid comedy.

Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson.

Even still, the JBT had no legal authority to enter her apartment. A lot of detail missing from this story...as usual.

[Lazamataz]

There’s no indication it’s full-auto at all.

[Trailerpark Badass]

If the entire collection was worth $15K, then there is no way the Thompson is full-auto.

More likely just a semi-auto.

[SampleMan]

Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson.

I really doubt she needed it, as the Thompson was almost assuredly a post-war semi-auto replica firearm. A real class III Thompson is worth more than the total dollar amount that they gave for the collection.

So she had a semi-auto .45 carbine, not a submachine gun.

[PapaBear3625]

Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson.

There are semi-auto replicas of the Thompson for sale, which is probably what she had.

[Second Amendment First]

I know vets who own full auto weapons. If you have the money and patience it’s not hard to get them if you live in a state where it’s legal.

I call BS though, because the whole collection was valued at $15,000. A single full auto would be that much alone.

[dirtymac]

the cops stated that all the guns were legally owned!

[TalonDJ]

Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson.

There is no reason to doubt that. It is not like the paper work is all that hard to do. Now the COST of the firearm is another matter. I doubt it was Class III for that reason.

[ronnyquest]

"Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson."

Why? It is completely legal to own, not particularly expensive to obtain the "permit" to exercise your God-given right (a part of the problem), and the M1928 or M1A1 is not particularly expensive (about $7000), compared to more modern fully-automatic weapons. I know women who own fully-automatic weapons, one of whom owns an M2. My completely legal MAC-10 cost only $3900 with a suppressor (also completely legal). Your assertion is silly.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson."

I believe that there is a semi-auto version of the Thompson avalable.

Of course, if you expect ACCURACY of coverage of firearms by the media, you're being overly optimistic. Remember...ALL firearms are lethal street-sweeper full auto sniper rifels to them.

[BCR #226]

Never make the assumption that she doesn’t have the paperwork. I know quite a few females that own more legal NFA than most men. I know one that spent tens of thousands of dollars in NFA transfer taxes in one year on her hobby.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

Uh..yeah. I seriously doubt that L'il Miss had an FTL and the proper paperwork to own a Thompson.

Perhaps you might want to check up on the laws.

A full-auto Thompson qualifies as a Curio and Relic. You only need a C&R license to get one shipped directly to your house. The license is cheap as well. Check this link for details of the C&R program as well as a list of eligible C&R weapons.

ATF Curio And Relic List

[Durus]

What's an FTL?

There are more semi auto Thompsons on the market than full auto I bet.