The suit is his. If he does something illegal with it they can try and convict him, and if successful, impound his suit (for public safety).
But they may not use it themselves, nor may they copy the tech without his permission. The tech is fully his as well.
Didn't the government end up being infiltrated by an occult nazi group? There's terrible choices all around.
Didn't the government end up being infiltrated by an occult nazi group? There's terrible choices all around.
Was just going to say, considering the guy spearheading the confiscation was a nazi fascist seeing world domination turning it over in the Marvel a Cinematic Universes version if government would probably not be ideal
The suit was originally powered by his heart power source or whatever it is called and could not be worn by anyone else. I would rather return to that than continue to abandon a rule they made in the first movie.
Yes it did, the original Arc Reactor upon which the suits power source is designed was funded under government contract, everything developed under Stark Enterprises at that time prior to Tony cancelling all of his government contracts was government property including the suit because Stark Enterprises was a government defense contractor prior to his return from the kidnapping and press conference, hell the parts used to build the original suit in the cave came from weapons specifically designed for the military.
What?
IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS! lol
Stark Industries was a major government weapons contractor. Tony might have built the suit himself, but he used a lot of Stark Industries inventions and technology to do it. I'm pretty sure it's not legal to use things developed for government use for your own personal benefit without the government's approval.
I saw this question in another debate forum I'm on and thought it'd be interesting to ask it here. It's a fun one, good for a friendly late-night debate. This question is based off of a scene in Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark is asked to hand his Iron Man suit over to the US Government.
Where should be done here? Should Tony be able to keep his suit? Can he be trusted to be responsible with it? Will the US Government be any more responsible with it than Mr. Stark would be? Should there be limits to what he can do with the suit?
Discuss.
Of course he should be 'allowed' to keep the suits. He owns the patents and Stark Industries holds a Type-10 Federal Firearms License (maker & dealer of firearms & distructive devices).I saw this question in another debate forum I'm on and thought it'd be interesting to ask it here. It's a fun one, good for a friendly late-night debate. This question is based off of a scene in Iron Man 2 where Tony Stark is asked to hand his Iron Man suit over to the US Government.
Where should be done here? Should Tony be able to keep his suit? Can he be trusted to be responsible with it? Will the US Government be any more responsible with it than Mr. Stark would be? Should there be limits to what he can do with the suit?
Discuss.
Exelent points. What we need is common-sense assult-suit regulation to keep weapons of war off the street. Think of the children.Tony Stark wasn't more careful with it. If you recall he was a crippling alcoholic and did in fact get smashed at one party, got into Iron Man and started firing at all his completely defenseless guests with his three billion dollar murder suit.
If you want to make a libertarian argument, Tony Stark isn't going to be your best poster boy.
While Iron Man (and all its sequels) were really just multi-hour commercials for Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's captains of industry weren't irresponsible alcoholic ten year olds in mens' bodies.
If I was Tony Stark I would use the suit and force the US into a libertarian style government. But thats just me. :2razz:
Yes, he should hand it over. I don't think advanced technology that's decades beyond what the military has is covered by the 2nd amendment. Especially since the government funded its development.
Not in the films, it didn't.
Yes it did, the original Arc Reactor upon which the suits power source is designed was funded under government contract, everything developed under Stark Enterprises at that time prior to Tony cancelling all of his government contracts was government property including the suit because Stark Enterprises was a government defense contractor prior to his return from the kidnapping and press conference, hell the parts used to build the original suit in the cave came from weapons specifically designed for the military.
Such as flying across international borders with advanced weaponry? Entering no-fly zones patrolled by the U.S. airforce? Or perhaps flying drunk as **** to a donuts shop in the desert?
The suit was designed while Stark Enterprises was under government contract, anything designed during that time was built with taxpayer dollars and belongs to the government.
In fact, in the comics, Tony figures out Extremis and uses it to go one step further - the suit lives within him and is expressed at thought command.
That only applies to the NASA, DOE and the NRC. You could do work for the government and maintain ownership.
If I was Tony Stark I would use the suit and force the US into a libertarian style government. But thats just me. :2razz:
No, the government contracts were purchase type for specified Stark weaponry (the suit wasn't even developed yet). Not for development. What Tony made on the side was all his to patent, keep and sell if he wished.
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