R.I.P. Scout26
I refer back to Tench Coxe (quoted in the discussion on TFL) and his comment about "all the terrible implements of the soldier" being the birthright of Americans. Well dammit, if that stuff is my birthright, why can't I buy it?
IIRC, the reason the Brits went walk-about to Lexington and Concord was to look for cannons. Not muskets.
Over on The Firing Line a few days ago someone asked what we think the limits of the 2nd Amendment are. Someone responded that he should be allowed to own an F-16 and the guy who asked the question dismissed him as a nut....