http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle Created in 1779, first repeating rifle, 20-30 shot magazine,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girandoni_Air_Rifle Created in 1779, first repeating rifle, 20-30 shot magazine, high rate of fire. Basically, a machine gun. Certainly a harbinger of things to come. Invented before the Constitution was written.