My Hands Are Lethal Weapons…

So, a twentyish sort started asking me about AR-15 rifles.  He was interested in starting cheap and building up from there.  Fair enough.

Then he asked me which model was more “tactical.”  Devoid of any context, that term really doesn’t have any meaning, folks.

Realizing that I was edging into serious Mall Ninja territory, I chose to throw in some lingo.  I told him that the answer would depend on how he planned on “deploying” the rifle.

He responded that, for him, a fiream is “just a fallback, if you know what I mean.”

I assured him that I didn’t know what he meant, and then he said it:

“I don’t really need a gun.  My hands are registered as lethal weapons.”

He said this without the slightest hint of irony.  He was serious.

Now, I’ve learned one thing in the gun business: don’t argue with crazy people.  Doesn’t do any good.  Several churlish comebacks flashed across my mind, but I just settled with, “so, where do you go to do the paperwork for that?”

He responded with something to the effect of the matter being classified, and I just walked off.  The only real defense against this sort of thing is to ignore it.

I know people who can kill with their hands.  Heck, I could, given the motivation.  So could most of the human population.  Last time I checked, none of us feels the need to go get on a government list advertising that fact.

I did ask around, and I can assure you that there is no government framework for registering one’s hands (or any other extremity) as lethal weapons.  No such regulation exists.

Which is probably a good thing.  Would it qualify as carrying a concealed weapon if I wore gloves?