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Xithras

(16,191 posts)
69. To answer your question...
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 01:56 PM
Mar 2013

...legally yes. If you passed the federal background checks and paid the fees, you could get all of the licenses needed to own all of those things. Keep in mind that the licensing of explosive devices also limits how you can store and transport them, so you're not going to be taking them anywhere in your car trunk, or storing them in your garage. You'll need to show that you own land outside of a residential neighborhood where its stored, that you have all of the appropriate storage permits and licenses from your local and state governments, and that you have an explosives bunker to keep them in. You're going to spend a LOT of money, but there are plenty of demolition companies and miners that have jumped through the hoops and have private explosives caches.

Actually PURCHASING the missile will be another story. The weapon designs used by our military are owned by the government and controlled by treaties, so you're not going to be able to find any missile manufacturers who are willing to sell you a new one. The U.S. government, by policy, doesn't sell them either. And it's a felony to import one. You have one of those situations where you CAN get the permits to own one, but the permits aren't going to do you much good without a willing seller.

You could build your own though. How hard can it be to design your own guided missile system?

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If I Had a Rocket Launcher... [View all] phantom power Mar 2013 OP
If you can pass the background checks for the guns and missiles, and can afford them... slackmaster Mar 2013 #1
Can I get an atom bomb? wtmusic Mar 2013 #9
If you're rich enough you could buy GE, so yes Recursion Mar 2013 #25
Fuck the nuke-grabbers and their limits. I have my second amendment rights wtmusic Mar 2013 #27
Nukes cost an absolute shit-ton of money, and there are strict access limits Recursion Mar 2013 #28
The access limits are a violation of the Second Amendment wtmusic Mar 2013 #29
Nope, use of arms is not the same as the keeping and bearing of arms Recursion Mar 2013 #30
Bullshit. wtmusic Mar 2013 #32
I'm not sure what you consider "highly" restricted Recursion Mar 2013 #35
Of course, it doesn't say "firearms" in the Constitution. wtmusic Mar 2013 #38
Take it up with the Supreme Court; that's how the law has been decided for 80 years Recursion Mar 2013 #41
Nukes are commonly in use by infantry? wtmusic Mar 2013 #43
No, that's my point. This whole idea is a strawman Recursion Mar 2013 #45
But...but...SCOTUS is the government. I have guns to protect myself from the government. wtmusic Mar 2013 #48
... ellisonz Mar 2013 #84
By your logic, the wealthy would have enough weaponry to destroy everyone else. Scuba Mar 2013 #13
Much as they try and deny it, the pro-gun argument always steers right. wtmusic Mar 2013 #23
You've never heard of Blackwater? Recursion Mar 2013 #26
I don't believe a civilian could own an Apache. EOTE Mar 2013 #14
You can buy a Main Battle Tank if you have the money, Pararescue Mar 2013 #19
It seems as if they are marketing those to military support organizations. EOTE Mar 2013 #31
Create your own Corporation, same as sports stars One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #37
They might be marketing to military support orgs. Pararescue Mar 2013 #44
I see the links you're providing. EOTE Mar 2013 #46
Sure there are limits. Pararescue Mar 2013 #49
So, my comment remains. EOTE Mar 2013 #55
Neither would I want to live in a country like that. Pararescue Mar 2013 #57
I see his assertion, but I see nothing in terms of proof backing that up. EOTE Mar 2013 #61
I looked also and couldn't find anything about the legality of owning one. Pararescue Mar 2013 #64
I did find this, which suggests that it's illegal. EOTE Mar 2013 #67
The launcher itself isn't illegal to own, Pararescue Mar 2013 #68
Nope. No right to own explosives, which the rockets and missiles are. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #18
He could take the warheads off the missiles and replace them with paintballs. wtmusic Mar 2013 #20
The rocket motor is also an explosive. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #22
So is a bullet. wtmusic Mar 2013 #24
A bullet is a projectile sarisataka Mar 2013 #33
Blah blah considered blah, but blah blah. wtmusic Mar 2013 #34
I can consider a toaster sarisataka Mar 2013 #40
I love it when gun advocates go absolutist. wtmusic Mar 2013 #42
Nothing absolutist. The problem is they are not arbitrary sarisataka Mar 2013 #47
So you agree that gun control is not (categorically) a bad idea? nt wtmusic Mar 2013 #52
I have no problem with the concept of sarisataka Mar 2013 #58
Gotcha wtmusic Mar 2013 #62
This weekend up here in the snow sarisataka Mar 2013 #66
Hmmmmm? wtmusic Mar 2013 #56
Have to catch me during breaks sarisataka Mar 2013 #59
People can buy, own, make, and fire quite substantial rocket motors slackmaster Mar 2013 #50
With appropriate licenses, yes. But the fact they need a license means it isn't a right. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #74
Is there not a right to marriage? slackmaster Mar 2013 #77
No, there isn't. There is a right to equal treatment under the law. jeff47 Mar 2013 #80
But there are specific legal conditions for common-law marriage. slackmaster Mar 2013 #82
And there are specific legal conditions for not-common-law marriages jeff47 Mar 2013 #85
The Supreme Court has ruled many times that marriage is a fundamental right. slackmaster Mar 2013 #88
Anyone who can qualify for a license can own and and use explosives slackmaster Mar 2013 #51
Question, because I'm not sure Pararescue Mar 2013 #53
They're destructive devices under the law. It is at least theoretically possible to buy them... slackmaster Mar 2013 #54
Another issue is sarisataka Mar 2013 #63
To answer your question... Xithras Mar 2013 #69
Great information. Pararescue Mar 2013 #70
There are a number of DIY cruise missile projects on the Internet. Xithras Mar 2013 #71
Thanks. Pararescue Mar 2013 #72
And by needing to qualify for a license, it isn't a right jeff47 Mar 2013 #75
You can't be arbitrarily denied an explosives permit for a capricious reason. slackmaster Mar 2013 #76
What in your background would disqualify you from free speech? (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #78
Being a convicted felon held in solitary confinement in prison slackmaster Mar 2013 #79
Convicted felons in prison have gone through due process jeff47 Mar 2013 #81
That's exactly what I am saying. All rights exist save those that have been curtailed through... slackmaster Mar 2013 #83
But a felony conviction that prevents you from getting an explosives license jeff47 Mar 2013 #86
In some states a felony conviction prevents you from voting slackmaster Mar 2013 #87
Yet you did not have to apply for a license to vote jeff47 Mar 2013 #89
I think I've lost the thread here. Besides marriage, which you are wrong about, what are you saying slackmaster Mar 2013 #90
"You have a right to own it" - A military attack helicopter? No, you don't. Is there any limit apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #60
Lindsey Graham's comments are creating a knee jerk reaction that makes one feel unsafe.. midnight Mar 2013 #2
... Ian David Mar 2013 #3
Boeing loves you... Agnosticsherbet Mar 2013 #4
My first thought was Peter, Paul, and Mary. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2013 #5
More like this. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #15
as if they military wouldn't be using their own. Javaman Mar 2013 #6
The military won't use them Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #7
! LOL Javaman Mar 2013 #8
I loved M.A.S.H. Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #10
And in the hypothetical world were this would happen, Separation Mar 2013 #11
Very true, especially your last line. Javaman Mar 2013 #16
This ex-Airframer agrees 100% n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #21
People realize this is satire, right? nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #12
I understand exactly what you're saying. I've thought those same things. loudsue Mar 2013 #17
Easy sarisataka Mar 2013 #36
You can buy one if you can afford it and pass the background check, but... Recursion Mar 2013 #39
I'd launch in the morning dbackjon Mar 2013 #65
If you can afford it, jump on out there ... Bake Mar 2013 #73
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