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The Stargate SG-1 show uses Fabrique Nationale P-90 submachine guns,
which are illegal in the United States, unless you work for the police or
military.

However, in Canada, they never had certain stupid import ban laws passed,
and since SG-1 is shot in Vancouver, they have those nifty P-90s.

FNP-90s rock. They have those at the end of MGS2.

David wrote:Please, I'm from Texas, your little collection does not impress me.

In November of 1997, President Clinton issued an Executive Order blocking the importation of thousands of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, including the Uzi American and Galil Sporter. This action was taken at the urging of Senator Dianne Feinstein and 29 other senators who learned that ATF had improperly granted import permits for the weapons.

The 1968 Gun Control Act only allows importation of firearms that are "suitable for, or readily adapted to, sporting purposes." 18 U.S.C. § 925 (d)(3). In 1989, President Bush banned the importation of more than 40 military-style assault weapons that failed to meet the "sporting purposes" test. Moreover, in 1994, Congress banned the importation, as well as the future manufacture and sale, of 19 types of assault weapons with military characteristics. Several foreign and domestic manufacturers, however, have made minor modifications to their assault weapons in order to circumvent these laws.

At the time of President Clinton’s importation freeze, ATF had already granted import permits for nearly 600,000 assault weapons and permits were pending for one million more. The President’s order halted importation of the disputed weapons for 120 days so that the Treasury Department, which oversees ATF, would have an opportunity to review the legality of the permits.

On April 6, 1998, President Clinton announced that the Treasury Department had determined that the 58 types of assault weapons subject to the freeze could not be classified as "sporting" weapons and could not, therefore, be legally imported under the 1968 Gun Control Act. Weapons importers have vowed to go to Congress and/or to the courts to have the decision overturned.

MKSheppard wrote:He signed an executive order in 1989 banning importation of foreign
made "assault rifles" such as SIGs, Heckler and Koch G-3s, and
Steyr AUGs.

Canada never had such an inane ban, meaning that if you can still
get past their ridiculous level of gun control, you can have weapons that
are banned in the USA.

Some more information:

Gun manufacturers quickly changed their wares to get around the ban,
leading to another Executive order, only this time by Slick Willie:

On April 6, 1998, President Clinton announced that the Treasury Department had determined that the 58 types of assault weapons subject to the freeze could not be classified as "sporting" weapons and could not, therefore, be legally imported under the 1968 Gun Control Act. Weapons importers have vowed to go to Congress and/or to the courts to have the decision overturned.

That's it. As soon as I can get a megawatt laser, I'm building a laser cannon

Mr Bean wrote:

That's it. As soon as I can get a megawatt laser, I'm building a laser cannon

The Moon saddly will proably be owned by Either AOHELL:Timewarner or Microsoft by that point