{"id":168966,"date":"2022-09-28T13:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=168966"},"modified":"2022-09-28T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:10:53","slug":"how-a-houston-couple-scored-a-dozen-full-auto-m16s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/how-a-houston-couple-scored-a-dozen-full-auto-m16s\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Houston Couple Scored A Dozen Full-Auto M16s&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Houston couple scored at least a dozen full auto M16s last week after purchasing surplus gun cases online from a vendor that works directly with the Department of Defense. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worried that they may be in violation of federal law that prohibits possession of unregistered machine guns, the couple immediately contacted authorities to report their find. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We just purchased these cases. 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