Ownership of Full Auto weapons is regulated. However, firing is not. As long as someone who owns one is nice enough to let you "borrow" one you too can set the happy switch to fun mode and blast away. That particular weapon looks like an ACR, someone please correct me if I am wrong its just a guess. That model is NOT legal for civilian ownership since it was made post 86 and is not on the NFA registry. Most likely the event was sponsored by a dealer or manufacturer and that is their weapon. They "loaned" it to the event to fire it at the first part of the stage to set the mood.C-dub wrote: I caught that, but why is that allowed at this event? I thought the firing of a full auto was highly restricted. I hope that is a special event because, if not, I don't have the right kind of rifle for 3-gun then.
I have been to a 3gun event where one part of a stage was firing a roof mounted mini gun from a humvee. Wish I had been there to actually shoot...
That is not a weapon that you would have to have in order to shoot a 3 gun event. 3 gun events use a handgun, a shot gun and a rifle. There are different classes but typically you will see competitors using a 9mm or .45 handgun, 12 gauge semi auto shotgun and a .223/5.56 AR15.