Does the "right to bear arms" include all weapons?
Are there any weapons that are illegal to have in the US?
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Is this a serious question?Originally posted by BRISK
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switch blades, most guns(now) well all the fun ones. thank clinton for that. :\
but after bushs performance i will most certainly vote democrat last time, ill trade my guns for my life. lease he didnt go around pissing the world off.This Space for Rent. CF4L!Comment
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No, not really. One neighbor has a refurbished MIG29 in his driveway. One guy down the street takes his Abrams to Mojave twice a year.
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It is a serious question.
I was wondering if Bill Gates decided he wanted to build a nuclear bomb, could he legally posess it?
and if not, what law prevents him from being in posession of a nuclear bomb?I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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The same law that prevents him having a machine gun. I'm pretty certain there are a lot of limitations.Originally posted by BRISK
It is a serious question.
I was wondering if Bill Gates decided he wanted to build a nuclear bomb, could he legally posess it?
and if not, what law prevents him from being in posession of a nuclear bomb?
What you have to remember about this law was it was written in a time of flintlocks, Revolution and Indians.
Not Clint Eastwood impersinators, drive by shootings and drugs.
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Nice neighborhood you live in. Low crime I bet.
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So there is a law that actually says it's illegal to posess nuclear weapons?Originally posted by charly
The same law that prevents him having a machine gun. I'm pretty certain there are a lot of limitations.I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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Originally posted by charly
G Sharp
Nice neighborhood you live in. Low crime I bet.
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it's called the FBI, the ATF, the CIA and the SWAT Team.Originally posted by BRISK
So there is a law that actually says it's illegal to posess nuclear weapons?SIG TOO BIGComment
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Not to mention tight Dept of Energy regulations. Also relevant state statutes and regulations re radioactive/chemical hazards.Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
it's called the FBI, the ATF, the CIA and the SWAT Team.Comment
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Those are law enforcement departments.Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
it's called the FBI, the ATF, the CIA and the SWAT Team.
Which law says it is illegal to posess nuclear weapons?I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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echelon is now focused on this threadwe'll miss you our friend. RIPComment
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Ever hear about the kid who tried build a breeder reactor in his backyard? Yeah, its illegal.Originally posted by BRISK
So there is a law that actually says it's illegal to posess nuclear weapons?Comment
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"To obtain americium-241, David contacted smoke-detector companies and claimed that he needed a large number of the devices for a school project. One company agreed to sell him about a hundred broken detectors for a dollar apiece. (He also tried to "collect" detectors while at scout camp.) David wasn't sure where the americium-241 was located, so he wrote to BRK Electronics in Aurora, Illinois. A customer-service representative named Beth Weber wrote back to say she'd be happy to help out with "your report." She explained that each detector contains only a tiny amount of americium-241, which is sealed in a gold matrix "to make sure that corrosion does not break it down and release it." Thanks to Weber's tip, David extracted the americium components and then welded them together with a blowtorch."
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m11...07/print.jhtml
Very long article, but worth it. Amazing kid!Comment
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Holy crap! That kid is nuts! Is that a true story?Originally posted by Gutterboy
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m11...07/print.jhtml
Very long article, but worth it. Amazing kid!I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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If that kid is still alive, he must be growing tumors out his ass!
So anyways, back to the topic...so far nobody has pointed to a specific law that says posession of nuclear weapons is illegal in the US. However, I'm guessing that the posession of radioactive material requires a licence, so I guess Bill Gates would have to acquire a licence for that material before building a nuclear weapon, and if they didn't want to give him a permit then he couldn't build one legally.I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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can u summarize for me, its late ass and my brain cant readOriginally posted by Gutterboy
"To obtain americium-241, David contacted smoke-detector companies and claimed that he needed a large number of the devices for a school project. One company agreed to sell him about a hundred broken detectors for a dollar apiece. (He also tried to "collect" detectors while at scout camp.) David wasn't sure where the americium-241 was located, so he wrote to BRK Electronics in Aurora, Illinois. A customer-service representative named Beth Weber wrote back to say she'd be happy to help out with "your report." She explained that each detector contains only a tiny amount of americium-241, which is sealed in a gold matrix "to make sure that corrosion does not break it down and release it." Thanks to Weber's tip, David extracted the americium components and then welded them together with a blowtorch."
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m11...07/print.jhtml
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Basically this kid wanted to get his eagle scout badge in boy scouts and he figured out a way to build a very crude breeder reactor, but he was really slack with his safety precautions and he filled the whole neighborhood with radiation for a few years until a chance encounter with some cops discovered all this stuff in the trunk of his car and they thought it was a bomb, eventually some environment agency was brought in to clean up the stuff and dispose of it.Originally posted by MetaMan
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Remember Waco, TX?
Something tells me the construction & possession of nuclear weapons would set off an alarm.Comment
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Originally posted by BRISK
So there is a law that actually says it's illegal to posess nuclear weapons?
American law is not just legislation. It's also court decisions. I'm absolutely sure it's illegal to possess fissionable material without some sort of license for starters. Without fissionable materials you can't build an A-bomb, much less an H-bomb.SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.Comment
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Yes, I would hope that it would set off some alarms if someone actually decided to do it.Originally posted by LiveDose
Remember Waco, TX?
Something tells me the construction & possession of nuclear weapons would set off an alarm.
But my question is: Is it illegal? and if so, which law makes it illegal?I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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Thats what I suspect as well.Originally posted by UnseenWorld
American law is not just legislation. It's also court decisions. I'm absolutely sure it's illegal to possess fissionable material without some sort of license for starters. Without fissionable materials you can't build an A-bomb, much less an H-bomb.
I've never heard of any law that says it is illegal to posess nuclear weapons, however, you would need a licence to posess the materials needed to create it, and without the licence than you would be in posession of illegal material.I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do,
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Extremely interesting reading if you have the time. Very educational regarding what you are asking:
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Peri...373/rames.html
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Press/...es/index.shtml
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Comment
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Holy fuck!! What a waste of a brilliant brainOriginally posted by Gutterboy
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m11...07/print.jhtml
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My partner lives in AZ and carries a loaded 45 with him. He was pulled over the other day for speeding and told the officer about the loaded weapon. Not only did they let him go for having the weapon, but did not even give him a speeding ticket. I guess it?s legal in some states.
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http://www.atf.gov/
Here you go Brisk... this should have most of what you are asking. The US doesn't have just *one* law that covers a lot of things that are illegal. Some have many and each covers some aspect of the particular subject. And as Unseen said, many 'laws' are merely court decisions which are handled as laws until they are overthrown or passed into law by Congress. (Look up 'obscene materials' - Federal Court Decision, not a lwa, but the same as since it sets precedence)
And many states have CCW(P) (or CCP's) permits. Carrying Concealed Weapon Permits... ALL of them state that you tell an officer that you are armed legally as soon as you are approached to insure safety. You might get away with not having your drivers license on you, but if you are carrying, you'd better HAVE that CCW permit or you are in deep doo doo.
I think nuclear materials are dealt with much the same as drugs... there may not be a specific law but there IS a list somewhere that has illegal to possess nuclear materials on it.
Sort of like:
One joint = the same amount of tar in *4* cigarettes
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Back this statement up with a reference to a legitimate scientific study.Originally posted by Gemini
One joint = the same amount of tar in *4* cigarettes
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Haha, what a dork, blew off his whiskers pounding phosphorus.Originally posted by Gutterboy
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m11...07/print.jhtml
Very long article, but worth it. Amazing kid!
So I wonder if the Boy Scouts still have an Atomic Energy merit badge... I'll have to grab one on ebay- that's about as punk as you can get.Last edited by fnet; 03-15-2003, 10:03 AM.the sound of one hand googlewhackingComment
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