Surface-to-air missile control?

The FIM-92 Stinger missile launcher

Rep. Gerald Connoly, a Democratic congressman for Virginia, has apparently expressed concerns that FIM-92 Stinger missiles need to be banned from civilian ownership.

What? That is probably what you're thinking.

Connoly stated:

“I have been accused of trying to dismantle the Second Amendment for simply asking whether high-powered, military-style semi-automatic firearms with large-capacity magazines — which were used in the D.C. sniper murders, the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, and the mass shootings in Aurora and Newtown — should be readily available to the general public. Or for wondering whether the Second Amendment applies to weapons such as the FIM-92 Stinger missile launcher, a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile platform capable of downing commercial aircraft.”

I'm as confused as you are. Stinger missiles are considered destructive devices, and therefore are already illegal for civilians to own.

As stated in the article on Guns Save Lives, this situation is a flashback to Jesse Jackson's comments about how semi-automatic rifles can shoot down planes and blow up railroads.