As someone who owns firearms, I cannot disagree with this
I will say though, the 'Ban' didn't exactly Ban them, it banned producing them. You could still buy the ones that existed already if done in a legal manor.
Ofcourse back then 'Legal' was trusting your gut basically
I see this as somewhat of a confession. The names are obviously changed, but clearly he knows enough about a 'Plan' and is the only bird squawking endlessly about it