"Private ownership of automatic weapons has been restricted since 1933, and prohibited since 1968."

and you KNOW the problem with that, bruce! Legal SEMI-automatic weapons ARE easily available, and instructions on how to convert semi to full are easily available. 'semi' is also misleading, as rapid fire with some of those items can barely be distinguished from full auto!

This is in addition to the fact that NO ONE needs even a semi-automatic to go hunting with.