Mass shooting Las Vegas

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Hiku said:

So it appears these type of fully automatic rifles are legal in Nevada: http://www.newsweek.com/las-vegas-gun-laws-open-carry-concealed-weapon-machine-guns-all-legal-nevada-675310

"Nevada law does not require firearms owners to have licenses or register their weapons, nor does it limit the number of firearms an individual posses. Automatic assault weapons and machine guns are also legal in the state as long as they are registered and possessed in adherence to federal law, according to the National Rifle Association."

Not sure what federal law they are refering to, but it may be possible that the killer got all those guns legally in Nevada.

There are multiple federal gun control laws that regulate ownership of these guns though. 

The first is the 1934 National Firearms Act which rdid the following

"All NFA items must be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Private owners wishing to purchase an NFA item must obtain approval from the ATF, pass an extensive background check to include submitting a photograph and fingerprints, fully register the firearm, receive ATF written permission before moving the firearm across state lines, and pay a tax.^[21] The request to transfer ownership of an NFA item is made on an ATF Form 4.^[22] There have been several unfavorable lawsuits where plaintiffs have been denied NFA approval for a transfer. These lawsuit include: Lomont v. O'Neill,^[23] Westfall v. Miller,^[24] and Steele v. National Branch.^[25]"

Then in 1986, FOPA passed, which banned the sale of any newly manufactured automatic weapons to private individuals. Only fully automatic weapons before the passage of FOPA are allowed to be sold, which limited the supply of automatic weapons and boosted the price to the tens of thousands. 

Fewer than a million fully automatic weapons are owned legally in the United States.