Ohio Rifleman said:
But, according to the law, I can legally buy a Barret .50 rifle, capable of killing someone from hundreds of yards away, but I can't buy a little .22 target pistol. Shakespeare said it best when he said: "First, kill all the lawyers."
When firearms and laws and regulations are involved, common sense goes out the window. Example (which I've mentioned before, but OR is new here so hasn't heard it before): Awhile ago The Sportsmans Guide Company had in their catalog some 1898 Turkish Mauser battle rifles. Being more than 100 years old, they are exempt from the requirement to transfer through an FFL. In other words, SGC can ship right to your doorstep.
Well, I didn't care to pay their price for the rifle, but they were also selling the bayonets as a separate item, and I did want the bayonet. So I ordered one, on-line. The next day I got an e-mail back telling me that the order was cancelled because they can't ship that item to my zip code.
I read the fine print in the catalog and, sure enough, they won't sell any fixed blade knives to my state. So I called, and asked the gal to send it to my friend in another state (which is not on the prohibited list). She apologized, but said that because it was me placing the order, from my prohibited state, they couldn't accept it. But my friend could call directly and order it.
So I asked her if she understood that this bayonet was an accessory to a fully operational military battle rifle. She said she knew that. So I asked her if she could sell me the rifle. She said "Sure." Then I asked her to explain why they don't have a problem selling me a rifle with which I could kill someone half a mile away, but they won't sell me a bayonet that would require me to walk up to the intended victim and stab them up close and personal.
After a looooong pause, she said "I guess it doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?"
I bought the bayonet from another source, for less money.