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"Nuclear weapons are a special case. Besides, do you know anyone who's got $10 BILLION (with a B) to buy one?"

I'd imagine Bill Gates could swing $10 Billion and Hollywood could probably put together a tight group of like-minded limousine liberals to buy one. Ok, so in any case, lets say nukes are a special case. What about conventional ICBMs and cruise missiles? Do you think people should be allowed to have SAM batteries in their backyard? What impact do you think that might have on the airline industry?

"Conventional" ICBMs are also known as ROCKETS and are available on the open market to anyone. So are cruise missiles, also known as UAVs. If you have money, they're both legal and available.

I'd imagine Bill Gates could swing $10 Billion and Hollywood could probably put together a tight group of like-minded limousine liberals to buy one. Ok, so in any case, lets say nukes are a special case. What about conventional ICBMs and cruise missiles? Do you think people should be allowed to have SAM batteries in their backyard? What impact do you think that might have on the airline industry?

Please read my thesis on this topic.

I'd imagine Bill Gates could swing $10 Billion and Hollywood could probably put together a tight group of like-minded limousine liberals to buy one. Ok, so in any case, lets say nukes are a special case. What about conventional ICBMs and cruise missiles? Do you think people should be allowed to have SAM batteries in their backyard? What impact do you think that might have on the airline industry?

Is there anything too asinine for you to suggest? I think not.

We ain't talking nukes here; we're talking about a rifle. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to distinquish between a weapon of mass destruction, and military small arms. You can't have a private army according to the Constitution, so you shouldn't have anything with the destructive power of an army. Why is that so hard to understand? Do you not get the idea that ANY right is going to have an attendant risk?

If you can't discuss the subject without conflating a rifle with a backyard SAM site, I suggest you'd be more comfortable and respected over at democraticunderground.com.

What impact do you think that might have on the airline industry?

If the missile owners are as well-behaved as the hundreds of thousands of Americans with a CCW/CHL, the impact would be essentially zero.