One day I'd like to shoot a select-fire M14.
I've had a Springfield MIA for over 30 years, and I'd love to shoot about three 20-round magazines of ammo in the "full auto" mode. Several short bursts and then one full mag dump, prone, with a bipod and the buttplate flipped up.
But.... I'm not paying $250 for that. I'm not interested in any other automatic rifles or subguns. I've shot many of them.
You aren't just paying just to shoot full auto. You are supporting the superior candidate for house district 19.