> Well, I assert that encryption is a type of arms I wouldn't. Arms helps you kill or hurt people. Encryption hides information. Both functions can be used as

> Well, I assert that encryption is a type of arms I wouldn't. Arms helps you kill or hurt people. Encryption hides information. Both functions can be used as a means to protect yourself, but its really a stretch to compare arms and encryption. Da-Vinci's mirror writings were as comparable to a rapier than AES-CGM is comparable to a hand gun. That is, not at all in my opinion. As a citizen, I would argue that the right for encryption is closest to freedom of thought. My private thoughts don't have to be confined to my brain, I should have the right to memory prosthetics (I mean a computer) as well. (Edit: of course, the decision to classify encryption as munition was ridiculous. How it combines with the second amendment (which I happen to mostly disagree with), is just a fortunate coincidence.)