How can civilian spacecraft be so heavily armed in most sci-fi settings?

I love when Spacedock poses questions about science fiction universes that most of us have never bothered to ask (like Why does every ship in sci-fi have its guns on backwards?).

In this video, they ask another interesting question: Why can civilians own armed spaceships and carry weapons that could lay waste to planets? — Read the rest

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