After all, it is well-established--whether we like it or not--that the government can regulate and control access to [...]
I *think* the only thing that's been affirmed, is that the feds can *tax* weapons transfers. I think the one particular case is called "Rock Island" or something like that. The defendant was *acquitted* of possessing an un-registered machine gun, because the authority to tax transfers of newly-manufactured machine guns, no longer exists. This is an over-simplifaction. Anyway, the point is, the defendant was acquitted right there in district court. Tim, I don't think you'll be able to find anything in the Code of federal Regulations or the United States Statutes, which outlaws the manufacture or possession of a fission device in your basement. I'm not even positive if it fits the legal definition of a "destructive device", whose *transfers* are taxed.