Asklemmy

My comment was referring to the fact that it is difficult if not impossible for governments to restrict a civilian's access to effective lethal weapons. Legally, a government does maintain a monopoly on violence, and they can attempt to continue restricting the civilian's access, but the continued development of technology is eroding the barrier of entry for effective weapons.

I understand it's not a department or office lol, what I'm saying is any average joe now has the ability to download a single file off the internet and assemble a functional, reliable firearm with no prior experience. Or manufacture effective fragmentation IEDs. Or 3D print a lethal drone that can be controlled with a phone or a portable game console. With those developments, no population can be fully or effectively disarmed - so governments must accept that the population can be armed regardless of their wishes, and can disrupt the monopoly at any time.