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Congress bans things based on pop culture fiction movies all the time. They banned switchblade knives in 1958 because of gangster movies. Half the federal firea
by wyager 5y ago
Congress bans things based on pop culture fiction movies all the time. They banned switchblade knives in 1958 because of gangster movies. Half the federal firearm regulations (such as the Undetectable Firearms Act) seem to be motivated by learning about guns from action movies.
- nerpderp82 5y agoAgreed, I an I think there is a dangerous precedent here for "selling" fear via movies. Entertainment as mass propaganda to enable the passing of unjust laws.