We need more guns . . .

[friendly_iconoclast]

15. Good question- Does the OP 'profile' his prospective customers?

It's not an academic question- "Curio and Relic" simply means ''fifty years old" (and sometimes
less than that, as explained) , NOT "19th century technology"

There are many, many "curio" or "relic" firearms listed at the links below that a terrorist
would be interested in.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/curios-relics

Curios & Relics

A regulation implementing Federal firearms laws, 27 CFR §478.11, defines Curio or Relic (C&R) firearms as those which are of special interest to collectors by reason of some quality other than is associated with firearms intended for sporting use or as offensive or defensive weapons.

To be recognized as C&R items, 478.11 specifies that firearms must fall within one of the following categories:

1. Firearms which were manufactured at least 50 years prior to the current date,
but not including replicas of such firearms;

2. Firearms which are certified by the curator of a municipal, State, or Federal museum which
exhibits firearms to be curios or relics of museum interest; and

3. Any other firearms which derive a substantial part of their monetary
value from the fact that they are novel, rare, bizarre, or because of their association with some historical figure, period, or event.

Firearms automatically attain C&R status when they are 50 years old. Any firearm that is at least 50 years old, and in its original configuration, would qualify as a C&R firearm.

https://www.atf.gov/files/publications/firearms/curios-relics/p-5300-11-firearms-curios-or-relics-list.pdf

https://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/curios-relics/update-january-2009-june-2010.html

https://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/curios-relics/update-may-2006-december-2007.html

https://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/curios-relics/update-may-2005-may-2006.html

https://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/curios-relics/update-march-2001-may-2005.html

The disinterested reader that peruses the above will note that semi-automatic shotguns, slam-firing 'trench brooms', semiautomatic versions of submachine guns, and honest-to-FSM
sniper rifles can all easily be bought and sold by C&R FFL holders...

pious pronunciations to the contrary notwithstanding.