Federal law prohibits the possession of newly manufactured machine guns, but permits the transfer of machine guns lawfully owned prior to May 19, 1986, if the transfer is approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. As a result, a substantial number of machine guns are still in circulation.
What was the cheapest gun in ww2?
The cheapest gun used during WWII is probably the FP-45 pistol known as “The Liberator”. It was a single shot 45 caliber gun made by General Motors during World War II at a cost of about $2.10 each. About one million of them were manufactured, but few survived the war.