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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je009ck wrote

Reply to comment by The_eldritch_bitch in Teenagers arrested in now famous State Police rifle theft! by Hoosac_Love

Are police allowed auto burst military style weapons,I thought polive were only allowed high capacity magazine semi-auto's

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dante662 t1_je08cc3 wrote

Police are "allowed" any firearm sold in the USA or fielded by the military. While technically giving a machine gun to a poorly trained cop is a bad idea, there's no law against it.

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Any police officer can buy any firearm they want. Technically it needs to be "for work" but many get them for personal reasons.

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There's been a few cops arrested/fired for abusing this ability and re-selling those same firearms on the private market. Because, for example, a modern Glock pistol cannot be transferred to a buyer in the state of Massachusetts by a gun store (FFL holder). But, you can sell one in a private sale. Welcome to loopholesville, because police can buy all the glock pistols they want and then resell them that a tidy profit (due to the soft ban in this state, Glock pistols and other restricted firearms sell for extremely high markups on the secondary market).

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je094go wrote

Wow,never knew that ,I always wondered why Jurek Brothers sporting goods in Greenfield had a police only back room ,I guess there is the answer .

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DeadassBdeadassB t1_je2twpc wrote

Just fyi there isn’t really a soft ban on most Glocks now, there was quite a few on the approved roster last I checked

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Joeldiaz1995 t1_je37eqg wrote

The Approved Firearms Roster is just one hurdle that a handgun has to jump in order to be sold in MA. The other is the AG’s “consumer protection” regulations. (940 CMR 16). The AGO asserts that Glocks don’t meet these regulations, so even though they’re on the roster dealers can’t sell them. So there is most definitely still a soft ban on most Glocks in place.

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DeadassBdeadassB t1_je3cm83 wrote

Well that’s just dumb😂 why have a roster if it means nothing. MA laws are so stupid

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SheeEttin t1_je5fqtz wrote

This is what happens when you legislate without understanding what you're legislating.

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The_eldritch_bitch t1_je011y7 wrote

Idk, don’t they have m16s which are fully auto?

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GARGLE_TAINT_SWEAT t1_je01p9d wrote

That actually depends on the M16. M16A1 and M16A3 are the full auto variants. A2/A4 are safe-semi-burst. I imagine that most cops have either A4s or M4s which are also largely safe-semi-burst.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je02vwu wrote

The M4 Carbine just just a lighter weight shorter barrel M16 Same 223 5.6 mm round

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DeadassBdeadassB t1_je2trx6 wrote

Most police stations have a few full autos kicking around. Mostly for swat teams and shit

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