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Re:California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption fro... by ctjr on Sunday August 30, 2026 @07:06AM (#49497628)
> here you're allowed fully automatic weapons, if you keep them at a suitable shooting range and don't try to wander around town with them, and you're not oh maybe a convicted violent criminal for example

I think you're overstating this. My understanding is that here in GB (unsure about NI) fully automatic firearms are absolutely prohibited with only limited exceptions that the general public are typically ineligible for. Could you elaborate?

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Re:California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption fro... by ErroneousBosh on Sunday August 30, 2026 @03:30PM (#49501968)
If you run a gun club where people can safely fire fully-auto weapons in a controlled environment, you are allowed to own them and supervise people firing them.

This is not an easy or inexpensive thing to set up.

I shot a documentary about a guy doing just that in NE Scotland, about 20 years ago, and while his range is still in business I don't think he has ever cleared the tape for redistribution - it was a "here's what you spent your money on" for the investors.

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