Stam, that was BRILLIANT.

Natron, are you seriously going to try to be the point-man on the logic front? The bombs are *already* illegal, in fact just attempting to make them is illegal, and so we can arrest people before they deploy them, which happens all the time. Laws strengthening these statues, including the post 9-11 AEDPA, all receive broad support from both parties.

In both cases you list -- the weapon of choice (or of mass destruction if you want to be shrill) AND the perpetrator are both significant. It's just in one case the weapon rights are vigorously protected by corporate interests.

And here's a thought problem to disprove your ridiculous post -- imagine it was NOT illegal to make IED's, and the Boston bombing had gone down. Do you really believe we wouldn't be having the same discussions about having laws controlling the making and possessing bombs?
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