Lol. Great question, and as you said, @mattclarke, and as per that article, it's not just nukes that are being implicated:
Imagine if owning a gun for purposes other than being a highly-trained employee of a defense company like Detroit Threat Management was stigmatized and discouraged in our communities? Would that make it easier to spot those who intend to harm others?
I'm waiting to hear @lukestokes field this one as well.
In fairness he's talking about social pressure here; not state action.
If it were exclusively about social pressure/non-force-backed legislation, then of course that’s legit.
Thank you for acknowledging and respecting this very important point.