Frankly Frank, I really enjoyed your short story. 

And yes, life is stranger than fiction and life in the future would all seem like a strange fiction if we could fast forward another 200 years. Many people don't want to think seriously about the future. It is human nature. It is also human nature to laugh at those things that are beyond one's own immediate comprehension. 

I CAN imagine what kinds of "arms" would be available in another 200 years. Many would scoff at the idea of vaporizing laser guns, ala Star-Trek kind. I wonder if the NRA will still be around by then, to keep the government from "infringing" on one's "right" to purchase them in mass quantities and openly carry them on their bodies in public? That would be cringe worthy.