Having someone trying to kill you doesn't sound like much fun.I've fired an M60 Machine gun in combat. It's no great thrill.
Shooting tin cans is less stressful. They don't shoot back.
A general purpose machine gun would be a bit much for my backyard though. A submachine gun is more suited to the space that I have.
If I did get a general purpose machine gun I'd want a German MG-34. Full autos from between WWI and WWII are so much more elegant than full autos from any other period.
Maybe some of us never grow up.Unless you're 11 years old, WTF is so thrilling about shooting a can?
Not the same thing as taking to those tin cans with a real submachine gun.Still wanna? Buy a BB gun.
I have a large enough backyard to fire a submachine gun.Then you won't have to worry about what's down range from your target.
On the other hand, firing a submachinegun in my backyard would certainly advertise to the world that I have one to steal.
If I got a MG-34 I would have to take it to an appropriate shooting range in order to fire it, but I wouldn't be advertising my home as a target for thieves.
I have no problem with requirements for reasonable safety training for gun ownership. I wouldn't want the requirements to be made so draconian that it became impossible to get guns though.That's just the problem with gun ownership based on age or the belief that the CONST. says ANYONE can. Far too many idiots and adults who never grew up will be in possession of a tool that will not just injure the user but will pose a threat to everyone around him/her. I'm sure you're a great, kind and somewhat sane guy but I don't want to have to trust that you are just because someone handed you a license.