. . "In order to own a machine gun, suppressor (there is no such thing as a ???silencer???), even a rifle or shotgun with a barrel shorter than 16???, one must be fingerprinted, undergo local, state and federal record checks, meet all legal criteria, receive the OK from a local sheriff or police chief, pay a $200.00, non-transferrable tax, and submit to a wide variety of federal regulations relating to" . .