These are both 45 caliber weapons so as you can
see this is a lot less trouble to carry
Automatics certainly have changed from the days
of the old Thompson machine gun.
Today's MAC-10 is lighter and easier to conceal.
And that's exactly why the new gun control law
targets the automatics.
But will they now be harder to get?
This law actually precludes only the sale to
individuals of newly manufactured stuff.
In other words, all the old Tommy guns and
Ingrams and so forth that were already out there,
they're still out there and they're still available.
But the prices have increased.
In some cases, prices for automatic weapons
have tripled.
On the surface, that sounds good to the author
of the gun control bill,
but do higher prices mean lower gun sales?
Absolutely not.
It's simply a matter of turning loose a little
bit more money for the same weapon,
and if you're inclined toward investments, then
certainly that'll help you.
But it's not really encouraging or hindering
business at this time.
Movies like Rambo continue to glamorize the automatic,
and John thinks the new law will do nothing to
curtail the public's interest in weapons like
the MAC-10.
People who want these weapons for anything
other than legitimate purposes already have them.
A guy can go down around the Fort Hood area and
pick up a hot machine gun so fast you wouldn't
believe it.
Mark Schumacher, Channel 5 News, Dallas.