Only to gun control opponents: The illegality of home made explosives makes anyone caught with them subject to imprisonment WITHOUT committing any additional crimes (i.e. murder.) Turns out, explosive are not really the BEST way to murder lots of people, because if anyone catches a person with them before the fact, they are done. Guns present no such problem, because anyone can walk up to an unlicensed arms dealer at a gunshow and say, "Hi, I am only 8, and legally blind, but I also have $500 bucks, so sell me a gun—actually, here is $500 more; my invisible friend says he wants one, too."


Depends on the explosive, and the size of explosion desired. You could always just make the mug out of C-4—but you will need a federal license and registration for the C-4, unlike your guns.


That does not follow; I did not say other countries with high per capita gun ownership had low homicide (much less crime) rates, I said those with extensive gun control had lowER rates than the US, despite high per capita gun ownership. Gun control does not prevent them having more guns than almost all other countries (surprise, surprise,) it just prevents those guns being used for murder (and suicide.)


Regulated is regulated; you, not I, are the one trying to remove that word from the Second Amendment.


You have not explicitly made that argument, no, but you have strongly implied it by stating ALL gun regulation is unconstitutional and your opposition to amending the Constitution to rectify your incorrect reading of it.