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Ferrets are Cool

(22,665 posts) Mon May 30, 2022, 08:20 AM May 2022

Curiosity question. Why are rocket launchers labeled as "destructive devices" by [View all]

National Firearms Act, but AR-15's are not?
Does it come down to legislation?
My entire point is that, yes, you can purchase a rocket launcher (if you can find someone to sell it to you) but it requires a tax stamp and an extensive background check. Why are semi-auto weapons of mass destruction not, at a minimum, under the same requirements? That last question is probably rhetorical.

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Curiosity question. Why are rocket launchers labeled as "destructive devices" by [View all] Ferrets are Cool May 2022 OP

Also automatic weapons exboyfil May 2022 #1

I think it was because there were already a lot of civilian models of semi-auto handguns at the time NutmegYankee May 2022 #3

Actually the launcher itself isn't illegal to own, it's the rocket itself without the steps to MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #2

I remember those pistols were always called automatics Walleye May 2022 #4

The reason they were initially called automatics is because they automatically MarineCombatEngineer May 2022 #5

The all-or-nothing NRA has been chipping away at firearms restrictions for years. sop May 2022 #6

If this upcoming SCOTUS case establishes strict scrutiny as the review standard, or worse... DetroitLegalBeagle May 2022 #7

The firearms industry would be in hog heaven if they were allowed to start making new Chainfire May 2022 #8

Most existing AR-15s will be modified with M-16 fire control parts when it becomes legal to do so. sop May 2022 #10

Is the conversion as good as a mass produced exboyfil May 2022 #11

From what I've read, AR-15s can be modified with the select fire parts with little effort, and be sop May 2022 #12

Your question is certainly valid. Chainfire May 2022 #9

" If the repeated massacre of children is not enough to influence the right" Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #13

So, the implied question is, "What would?" Chainfire May 2022 #14

Rocket launcher manufacturers dont have powerful lobby representing them? nt Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2022 #15