Magumbo

I guess it is like the old saying about when guns are outlawed then only the outlaws will have them. Is there a possability of a suit or alternate judgement that could get things unwound to the point to where we could at least register them again? Perhaps it is only my viewpoint but I feel as if I am being told what gun I can and can't shoot even though the guns are identical. I read on some board where someone submitted a post asking, "If you found a WWII Thompson in the wall of an old house what would you do with it?" Obviously a war trophy or stashed there long long ago. You keep it and you break the law. You sell it and you break the law. You tell the authorities and you've broken the law AND lost the gun. What does it take to fix this? It's obviously broken.

I realize this should be an entirely different post and that it is straying off topic. However..... That is a topic that is constantly on my mind. The way the ATF handles the "rules" of having automatic weapons. You can have two identical Thompsons on a table. One was registered in the gun database prior to 1986. This magically makes it OK to tell the Federal Government that you can have it. The other one was not registered and if you tell the Feds about it they will take it, put you in jail, and destroy the weapon. Two IDENTICAL guns. That makes absolutely no sense to me at all. Can anyone explain this to me?

Newbie. First Post. First Thompson. I am not new to firearms and have shot since I was in grade school. I have a closet full of rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. But like a kid that grew up with a Ferrari poster on his wall - I've always wanted this one. I purchased a new in the case 1927A1. The gun appears to be a recent factory build. Ordered an extra 30rd military clip and with information I got off of this board drifted the hole a bit higher in it so that it would fit my new gun. I also bought a 3rd party 50rd drum - but have not used it as of yet. Now every slot in the case is filled. I took "the boys" out shooting this past saturday and decided to run a few rounds through the Thompson. We took plenty of other guns and enough ammo for the four of us to shoot for two hours pretty much non-stop. The Tommy Gun ran flawlessly for everyone and a was a joy to shoot. We put 250 rounds through it without a hitch. Relying on my military training I decided to sight it in at 50 yards with a few three round shot groups. Upon firing the first three rounds directly through the bulls eye of the target my sighting it in ended. The sights are dead on - received that way from the factory. That is the first factory issued gun I have ever had arrive sighted perfectly to my eye. I like the case. I like the gun. I like the way the gun fits into the case. The local sheriff has already agreed to sign my form 1 and do the fingerprints so I can get my paperwork started to get a short (and appropriate) barrel on it. However..... I do not like the long trigger pull. From what I've read here there are about 3,372 other people that don't like it either. So I decided to do a bit of filing and polishing (as I read on here) and now the pull is perfect. It is just less than 1/4 inch before the firing pin drops - not well over 1/2 inch. And it is now very smooth and does not feel odly obstructed. Did I mention I really like this gun.......?