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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Which States say that a store has to allow automatic weapons in the store? I don't know of any that do.
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Fully automatic weapons are generally illegal in the US. However, semi-automatics that look like automatics, and have almost as high a rate of fire if your trigger finger is quick, are legal in many states.
As to whether guns that are legal in public can be banned on private property, after web search, this seems to actually be a complicated question. In some of the more gun friendly states, a "no guns" sign in a parking lot is illegal, but OK inside the store. In your Commonwealth of Massachusetts, I think that a "no guns" sign is legal in both places, but I can't locate a law that would be violated if someone disrespected the sign.
See:
Target to customers: No guns please
Also, and unlike its largest competitor, Target does not sell guns.
There are Americans who promote open (not concealed) carrying of guns, as can be found by googling "open carry." Those folks may go into a Target with a gun to make a political point about gun rights. Others may do so because having a visible weapon makes them feel safer.
You can see I'm trying to word all this in a politically neutral way
