[yankytrash]

The only people that would deny the ownership of any weapon are those who are afraid of what they themselves would do with such weapons. They are the criminal, both in their denial and in their fears.

Seeing as it is possible to gain ownership of any weapon on this earth, even through illegal means, it should be allowed to the law-abiding citizen to defend him/herself with such.

When you deny ownership of a weapon - whether it be a knife or a battleship, who are you denying the weapon to? The law abiding, that's who.