....you do realize the NFA '34 was literally taken almost word for word from the Nazi gun control laws of the early 30's, right?PanzerAggie06 said:ThunderCougarFalconBird said:You realize that is actually (theoretically) possible right now, right? You can get the NFA approval you need to own the device but its not like you can waltz into your local Raytheon dealership and pick up a shiny new Patriot missile.PanzerAggie06 said:Squadron7 said:PanzerAggie06 said:Squadron7 said:Quote:
Unfortunately this speaks to the outdated nature of the 2nd Amendment. The founders, in not having knowledge of where tech/science would take weapon systems,
I guarantee you that these guys could foresee a repeating rifle.
A Phalanx Weapons System, no. But a repeating rifle? You think this idea was beyond Ben Franklin?
Perhaps they had a concept of such repeating rifles coming into play.
However, that's not what I am speaking about. I mentioned nukes and that people don't need access to them.
And I'd guess city/nation killers were beyond the ability of founders to perceive.
A nuke could only be considered a defensive weapon at the nation/state level.
Again, not speaking to nations and states. We're discussing individual ownership of weapons.
As I asked another poster… would you support the ability of a citizen to hop down to a gun shop and purchase a B61 nuclear bomb. A weapon system capable of decimating the city of Kansas City.
Get approval? From whom? Are you saying that certain weapons systems are controlled and regulated? Sounds like maybe, just maybe, it's a good idea to control certain weapons.
I'd hope so, given your user handle.
I'd also hope you realize that the control enacted (illegally) by Congress with the adoption of NFA '34 - at the behest of the FBI (huh...seems as if it has been corrupt since the birth of that agency, but I digress) has done nothing but open the door for continual erosion of rights and essentially placed a poll tax on the ability to own certain types of weapons. Would love to see it applied to the 1st amendment or the 15th amendment today, just so I could sit back and watch the fireworks.