Via Sean D. Sorrentino who has his own comments on the topic:
I consider myself a libertarian but I wouldn’t say this is what I want. The “Metro Gun Share Program” would appear to be something operated by the city or county. I think it should be a private enterprise endeavor.
And a Libertarian program would offer more options than just an M16A2 ….
You can’t tell from this angle, but it’s a public art project in Chicago… and the simulated rifles appear to have 30-round magazines inserted.
Were I there, I’d be curious to check if the selector switch has a full-auto setting. Not that it matters, just curious.
Is it “assault art”?
Also, blue is standard for “inert”, and not what I would want to imply with the program.
The real libertarian solution would be a crew served weapon that requires two people to pull cross-locked triggers.