Guns will protect you from tsunamis.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Like cannon? They've been around quite a while.

"Legitimate application" is a neat little bit of question begging...once it's established you must demonstrate a "legitimate application" for something, it's pretty easy for some clerk to take it away from you.

Hey, do you have a "legtimate application" for that computer there? Fill out this form and wait for your licence... How about that hacked TiVo? You can't possibly have a "legitimate application" for that, it's obviously "burgalar's tools".

What are you playing, leapfrog? Try to keep it connected, from paragraph to paragraph, will you.

Chew on this. Sooner or later, DARPA is going to come up with a laser that's small enough for one person to carry and will have the power to be a serious weapon. You know, Star Wars, Star Trek, stuff.
Now, I'll bet a million bucks the government will say you can't have one. Strictly military and law enforcement personnel, because you don't have a legitimate application, just as they have done with hand grenades and such.

You know what? They're right. :p