Regolith
Member
The debate over what exactly constitutes "arms" in the second amendment has brought me to this question. Some say "arms" are only those suitable for light infantry or squad-based unit tactics (i.e. man portable light machine guns, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, etc). Others contend that it means anything, up to and including nuclear arms.
Which brings me to the question posed in the title.
Now, I do know that you can legally own a tank, so long as its main guns are not operational. However, could the functional main guns be registered as a destructive device? I understand that one can own a grenade launcher, so long as the launcher and each shell is registered as a DD. Would this be the case with the tank? Could an individual, who went through the process, legally register a tank and its munitions as DD's and thus have a fully functional main battle tank?
Which brings me to the question posed in the title.
Now, I do know that you can legally own a tank, so long as its main guns are not operational. However, could the functional main guns be registered as a destructive device? I understand that one can own a grenade launcher, so long as the launcher and each shell is registered as a DD. Would this be the case with the tank? Could an individual, who went through the process, legally register a tank and its munitions as DD's and thus have a fully functional main battle tank?