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Doodler71

(443 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2012, 06:58 PM Dec 2012

Why are bombs illegal? [View all]

I am asking seriously. Why are explosives illegal to possess, but other weapons that can cause mass casualties are not?

Why are bombs not covered under the 2 Amendment?

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Why are bombs illegal? [View all] Doodler71 Dec 2012 OP

Are we sure bombs aren't covered under the second amendment? Kalidurga Dec 2012 #1

It's a Hollywood thing. There is no telling when and if a movie will bomb at the BO. n/t 2on2u Dec 2012 #2

Are you sure they are? JVS Dec 2012 #3

Explosives are not illegal to possess slackmaster Dec 2012 #4

Apparently arms must not include bombs. Why can't I have a grenade, how about a doc03 Dec 2012 #5

You can with an explosives license Recursion Dec 2012 #7

You can buy a grenade if your state law permits it. The federal tax stamp will cost you $200. slackmaster Dec 2012 #8

Also a rocket launcher is just a metal tube Recursion Dec 2012 #17

How do you think they demolish buildings? Recursion Dec 2012 #6

So you are proving the point that the 2nd Amendment is is not doc03 Dec 2012 #10

I didn't know that needed proving; the entire country as far as I know accepts that Recursion Dec 2012 #11

So it can't be done, do nothing. It can be done apply it to all guns traded from here on. doc03 Dec 2012 #13

Our experience with drugs suggests to me it would cause more problems than it solves Recursion Dec 2012 #14

Scalia seems to think Peregrine Dec 2012 #9

That's the explicit reasoning in Miller, IIRC Recursion Dec 2012 #12

No. Marinedem Dec 2012 #15

I was thinking more of the 19th century Recursion Dec 2012 #16