[zarf]

However, I believe the perpetrators should be dealt with harshly, instead of disarming everyone

Read the article again....the Shiites are not being disarmed. Heavy weapons are being confiscated. They will retain their pistols, shotguns and other rifles.

Anti-tank weapons are illegal to own in this country as well.

[El Gato]

They will retain their pistols, shotguns and other rifles.

Including their for real "assault rifle" AK-47s. If they have any of those 7.62x54R semi-auto (or bolt action Moison-Nagants) Soviet sniper rifles, they can keep them too. RPK light machine guns? Fine with the coalition. We should have such "gun control" in this country, don't you think?

[Centurion2000]

Anti-tank weapons are illegal to own in this country as well.

Actually they are perfectly legal in quite a few states. You just have to pay the 200.00 ATF tax on them.