I would go a step further and say that it should be legal for people to own (and use responsibly) any personal arm that mikitary infantry can. The people should be on parity with both the police and the military to the greatest extent possible.
@teknomunk @icedquinn @Murray_N @freemo Nah, I wanna keep the caveat that this should only apply to arms the police can use.
The police cannot use tanks or rocket launchers, for example, so it's fine if citizens cannot. What do cops need a tank for, realistically? And if a cop doesn't have a tank, the citizens don't need tanks either.
There was a reason I specified infantry arms specifically.
Do I think citizens could responsibly use a rocket laucher? Yes, given ranges specifically built for the purpose like the military have, appropriate training requirements (well regulated in the 2nd amendment refers to training) and prohibiting criminals and those with diagnosed and legally ajudicated mental health defects. Cost alone would prevent most people from owning, much less using, a rocket launcher.
Same thing for automatic guns, grenades and other items that you would expect an infantry soldier to carry.
None of this, of course, removes the responsibility to not cause bodily harm or kill others, or damage the property of others.
I am okay with crewed weapons like tanks, artillary, jets and ships being treated differently, and in particular requiring a level of insurance to be carried to be able to legally operate them with active weapons. A tank without a functional gun is not much different than a tracked backhoe.
@teknomunk @icedquinn @Murray_N @freemo I think one problem with legalizing RPGs for citizens is that either a) citizens could attack law enforcement while they have no recourse for self defense due to a lack of comparable weaponry, and b) terrorists could get their hands on such a weapon and attack the government or citizens, with similar results.
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Wait, I didnt know Role Playing Games were illegal!
In all seriousness though my stance is similar to yours but one step up... Any weapon allowed on US soil, to be used against US citizenry, by the government should be legal to own by a citizen.
That would mean either we would need to make it illegal to deploy the national guard against its own citizens or would need to allow US citizens to have military weapons. I'd be ok with either of these two outcomes.
