"I seen no reason restrict weapons unless the responsible use or storage of that weapon infringes on another individuals rights. "
Which is exactly why I support the banning of anything bigger than rifle caliber.
My neighbor does not need a howitzer or a 50 cal rifle to defend his home, nor to hunt nor hand grenades for any other reason than to have it as a 'toy'.
If my neighbor parked a howitzer in his yard I would feel quite threatened by someone who I dont know showing that he owns something that can blow my house up in one shot, that I dont know if he keeps the ammo for that thing on his garage, how responsible he is in keeping said ammo there (his house blows and mine too), or how responsible his little kids are (kids shoot themselves with regular 9mm imagine what would happen if Jr found a grenade in the closet and pulled the pin..with the howitzer ammo being in the closet too, etc etc).
There is no way whatsoever to guarantee someone will be 'responsible' with such firepower. A gun, a rifle, even a machine gun if you will is something that even an irresponsible person cannot cause massive damage and loss of life. Someone with a mortar, a howitzer, a pack of grenades, a 50 cal rifle (it can pierce his house's walls, my house's walls and the walls of the 2 houses next to mine), etc etc can.
