Houston Armory Selling Mega Weapons
By: KPRC
Updated: January 30, 2013
(KPRC) It's no secret the debate swirling about an assault weapons ban is turning into a business boom for gun dealers.
The same is true for the sale of machine guns and military-style weapons. They're huge and powerful and they can be bought legally in Houston.
"If you can buy a handgun, you can buy a machine gun," said Cris Parsons, general manager of Houston Armory.
The small gun store in Stafford, Texas is packed full of machine guns, short-barrel rifles, even 50-caliber weapons. Customers are paying big bucks for it all.
"The guy spending $800 at Academy is not the guy who comes in here," said Parsons. "The average gun in my shop runs $3,000 and up."
Parsons has plenty of weapons that cost much more.
"It's not the need for the gun, it's the desire for the gun," said Parsons. "People want things that other people don't have and can't have. The exclusivity behind NFA weapons are what drives people."
NFA is the National Firearms Act.
It's the federal rule that makes buying these kinds of weapons legal. For every sale, there is loads of detailed paperwork, federal background checks and a $200 tax that goes to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Then, there's a six- to eight-month waiting period to take the weapon home. The ATF also tracks nearly every move the weapon makes from there.
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