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> Because many dangerous things have significant utility Yes, it certainly makes sense to distinguish based on utility, which was the whole point of the second
by goflyapig 10y ago
> Because many dangerous things have significant utility
Yes, it certainly makes sense to distinguish based on utility, which was the whole point of the second part of my comment, and is why a comparison to gas stations and hardware stores is invalid. Utility is completely orthogonal to "defect vs design".
> It's not a toy just because you say it is
It's a toy because it fits the definition of the word, regardless of how they market it. If it has some purpose other than entertainment, I would love to understand what it is. From my viewpoint, the utility, and therefore the harm caused to society by it being banned, is low. Note how this is different for gasoline and power tools.