You need a class III license to own a fully automatic firearm legally, converting a semi automatic firearm to fully automatic is illegal. So to answer your question it would be much cheaper to pay the $200.00 for the class III license and upward of 10, 15 or 30 thousand dollars for a fully automatic firearm.
Auto weapons illegal. If federal laws say they're illegal, then they're illegal in the state also. Any state.
State laws don't take precedence over federal laws.
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