Originally Posted by alpinecrick
Originally Posted by Steve_NO
To answer the question why can't you have whatever the governement has.....well, if you can't understand why non-state actors shouldn't have Trident submarines and ICBMs, there's not much point in discussing it.


I'm not advocating it, but the Constitution doesn't preclude the ownership of a Trident sub either. Nor does the Constitution necessarily hand over the decision to the Congress.

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So What.... There's also nothing in the Constitution which prohibits you from keeping a basement full of dynamite and hand grenades either.

Last I remember, and please correct me if i'm wrong, the Constitution vested powers in governing bodies to make laws.

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