Hi LE, I'm a beginner shooter and was interested in a semi automatic .22 rifle to plink with. I was told that it's illegal to possess any kind of semi-automatic weapons, and though I don't doubt the source, he couldn't reference that.

Soooo, would a person in the know kindly refer me the regs on this? I googled for a bit and got a page with many many links and it would've taken hours to pour thru it all. Are there any handy at-a-glance references?

In addition, where can I find similar references for where it is and isn't ok to fire guns?

Thanks!

- Nate