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Originally Posted by BB57
Alas...the days before the NFA of 1934.
The NFA of 1934 was published July 26, 1934. Bonnie and Clyde were shot May 23rd, 1934.
At :55 in the video, take a look at what is at the top of the catalog page. The illustration is a little crude, but it sure looks like the Gewehr 43, which makes it a pretty large continuity error.
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The Feds went after Hyman Lebman in 1935 IIRC after fully auto 1911s and Winchester 1907s were traced from Dillinger Gang, Lester "Baby Face " Nelson, Homer Van Meter and organized crime in Cicero, IL back to him.
He was one of the first NFA prosecutions. Don't remember fully the verdict/outcome.
P.S. The Highwaymen is a great, fun movie, even if not 100% historical. I thought it was great that Barrow/Parker and gang were presented as the murdering sociopaths that they really were, instead of the Beatty/Dunaway fluff story from the 60s.