Because someone else
might do something bad with something, like a full-auto weapon,
I should be forced to jump through hoops and pay through the nose to buy such a device myself.
Do you know how many millions of dollars of damage are done to our economy, how many lives ruined, by computer bank theft, hacking, identity theft, credit fraud and other crimes that are only made possible by having access to an internet-connected computer. Perhaps if we made everyone who wanted an internet connection or, better yet, everyone who wanted a computer pay a $200 tax, get fingerprinted and go through a background check and a
de facto six-to-eight month waiting period. That'd help protect society from the damage these machines can cause, right?
