The difference is the potential risk for your fellow citizens. All risks are not equal. In one case the risk is loss of property, in the other the risk is loss

The difference is the potential risk for your fellow citizens. All risks are not equal. In one case the risk is loss of property, in the other the risk is loss of lives of dozens of your fellow citizens (in one case, a classroom of 6-year-olds) in a matter of a few minutes. Risk to your fellow citizens has to be figured into whether you are allowed to have something.