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Originally posted by DelayedReaction
Grenade launchers are not designed for clandestine robberies; they are designed for war. Assuming you used it properly, you would have to have the person throw their wallet across the street to you. Otherwise if you fired the weapon you probably would kill yourself in the blast.
Ever seen a drive-by with a tank?
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No, I've never seen a drive by with a tank...I tend to think, however, that the absence of tank assaults has more to do with the relative scarcity of black market tanks, not their impracticality in urban street crime.
Is it really easier to believe that criminals have deemed the grenade launcher an impractical combat tool rather than that they simply don't have access to them? Although Hollywood movies might teach you otherwise, not many street criminals have access to exotic military weaponry.
Of course, admitting that some American weapons aren't available to the general population is an admission that some weapon regulation works.