Reply #16: Nope. Automatic weapons in the US are governed by the 1934 National Firearms Act. [View All]

[TheWraith]

You can buy them, but they're generally very rare collector's items. For instance, a real automatic AK would cost between $15 and $20 thousand dollars, plus the required FBI background check and reams of paperwork. (Think a 6 to 8 month waiting period.)

The things like the AK knockoffs, the AR-15, and other models which look like military arms are universally semi-automatic--that means one trigger pull, one bullet, like a pistol or many dedicated hunting rifles.