great point ExSoldier...so far, the intellectual 'safety' has been engaged...
tyrant wannabes keep talkin like this, they are removing the effective controls we have for self preservation...
Actually, I was speaking less metaphorically. Take my gun and the creative weapon between my ears can create a "deadly weapon" from almost anything. From the ingredients I find in my kitchen or my garage I can make napalm, chlorine gas, all manner of explosives (with or without shrapnel) and the list continues. From there it's just a matter of practicing the time honored military tradition of TRADE UP. If I have a knife, I can GET a handgun. If I have a handgun, I can GET an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW). All I need is a starting point and the "getting" is unlimited. Tanks, mortars, whatever. So you see, they really don't want to let slip (in the words of Shakespeare) the old war dogs if they can help it.