[driftdiver]

What about becoming a weapons manufacturer or dealer? I’m just looking for a way to avoid the outrageous prices. (legally of course)

[Joe Brower]

Seeing as there are a bunch of small weapons makers out there producing new, legal, FA guns, there obviously is some way if one is determined enough, and has the money. That would include a skilled lawyer to make absolutely certain all the t's are crossed. But again, I don't know much about these aspects of the law.

[coloradan]

IIRC you have to pay thousands of dollars in taxes to become a “special occupational taxpayer” which then permits you to make or buy post-’86 machine guns.

[DCBryan1]

What about becoming a weapons manufacturer or dealer? I’m just looking for a way to avoid the outrageous prices. (legally of course)

If you want to do it legally, start up a state business (after consulting your lawyer who has experience in front of a jury defending against the ATF). Call the ATF and get a Form 7 application for yourself and partners, get it approved, and then after your inspection and sign off, you get an FFL. You must get an FFL and intend to do it as a business. It is illegal to get an FFL to acquire/obtain Title 2 firearms for yourself/corp....and YES, ATF has sent people to the pen for that.

After your FFL, pay the SOT....then have fun. If you go 07 FFL/02 SOT, pay your ITAR fees yearly. ATF is about to start cracking down on non-ITAR paying FFL/SOTs methinks.