[Spooky23]

This classification might by a blessing in disguise.

The supreme court disagrees with you (see District of Columbia vs. Heller) re your need to bear firearms. But if encryption is the new firearm, that might be an important ruling for crypto.

[jemfinch]

> The supreme court disagrees with you (see District of Columbia vs. Heller) re your need to bear firearms.

He's talking about his need to bear firearms. SCOTUS in Heller was talking about his right to bear firearms. There's no disagreement here at all.

[Spooky23]

I read it as the following:

- I don't need firearms.

- I need encryption, as it is the equivalent of a weapon in the information age.

- I have a right to bear arms

- The Feds consider encryption to be a munition.

If these assumptions are true, I think you can make an argument that wielding strong encryption is conceptually equivalent to having a rifle.

[skykooler]

Same idea as in http://xkcd.com/504