[baltodog]

My brother and my brother-in-law do this. They go to the national championship here in Kansas.

"This rocket will shoot up for 5 seconds, produce a blue smoke ring, fire bright, thrustless flames for 7 seconds, and land at that yellow flag a half mile away."

I've seen these rockets up to 3-feet diameter and 16-feet tall.

Once they get licensed or registered, these guys get to mix their own solid fuel.

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered. This isn't stuff that you'd want some drunk teenagers doinking with.

[Poohbah]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered. This isn't stuff that you'd want some drunk teenagers doinking with.

Actually, I think we do.

Think of it as evolution in action.

[steplock]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered


Oh yeah why? I used to build my own solid fuel mixtures in high-school. I did not require any registration, comrade.

If I wanted to build another on, I would and tell the ATF to KMA and come and try to take it away from me.

At least I will DIE A FREE MAN instead of an enslaved coward.

[Ichneumon]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered. This isn't stuff that you'd want some drunk teenagers doinking with.

Yeah, we wouldn't want nuts like this free to experiment with who knows what:

[Mulder]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered

The feminized control-freaks will be the end of this country.

Can you imagine what would have happened if the ATF, EPA, and OSHA had been around when Ben Franklin was doing his lightning (and other experiments)?

'Ol Ben would have either wound up dead or in jail.

[eno_]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered. This isn't stuff that you'd want some drunk teenagers doinking with.

Got any evidence drunk teenagers ever did, or even wanted to? There are a billion intrusive nannyisms that could be justified on the same grounds. For example, shape skis enable 45 year olds like me to ski like 20 year old racers and are the fountain of youth for my knees. I COULD end up on the rocks at 50mph. Ban them? License them? Helmet law? What about the cheeeeeeldren?

The ATF is one of the most intrusive jackbooted incompetent band of boobs we've got. Would YOU choose to submit to their inspection?

[endthematrix]

With the exception of "professional" rocketeering and not the occasional hobbyist, I assume you'd have to be licensed to play with the big stuff. However,

"Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered. This isn't stuff that you'd want some drunk teenagers doinking with."

I will have to remind others of another wonderful liberal tagline to proceed any threat to individual liberty.

[StriperSniper]

Yeah, they should should be licensed and registered.

I'll agree only if the license is to shove a "G" motor up an ATF officer's rear orifice and try to make him go supersonic!

(Now that's a challenge, those guys are far from aerodynamic ;-)