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by seabird 1492 days ago
Tanks, warplanes, artillery, rockets, etc. are for the most part legal for civilians to have and it doesn't really bother me. The cost of most of these systems is prohibitively expensive and if you can afford them, you can have them regardless of legality.

If you're scared of criminals having these, I have something unfortunate to tell you; the law is not stopping these people. It's the exact same thing with small arms controls in the US. The controls people suggest are going to stop fuck all. Every time somebody brings up universal background checks or assault weapons bans in a discussion, they end having to admit that those things wouldn't have stopped the shooting that triggered that discussion. They MIGHT allow you to prosecute somebody after the fact, for whatever that's worth.