Let's try this again, maybe this time someone can answer the question.

[krispos42]

97. The difference between a gun and a bomb is public safety.

A gun is aimed. This is particularly true for the non-automatic ones.

One, and only one, bullet or cloud of shot is discharged per trigger pull. You aim, you shoot, you hit. At least, in theory.

Full auto guns and things that explode (bombs, mines, artillery shells, nukes, military rockets, hand grenades, etc.) done have that. They have a broad swath of destruction, usually 360°. Since you can't aim them at a specific target, the public is put in danger by their prescribed and approved method of deployment.

If I throw a hand grenade at a home invader, I'm putting everybody within dozens of yards in mortal danger. My kids, my spouse, my neighbors. And that's using the grenade as it is designed to be used.


So making those sorts of things tightly controlled is quite reasonable.