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The point above was that even in the case of making something illegal, it doesn't stop people from physically doing it. In the USA it is legal to make your own

The point above was that even in the case of making something illegal, it doesn't stop people from physically doing it. In the USA it is legal to make your own guns. > The Legal Framework for Individuals: Making a firearm for personal use is legal. Making a firearm for personal use without a federal manufacturing license is legal. This has always been the case, even after the enactment of the Gun Control Act of 1968 ("GCA"). http://freedomblog.skylarklaw.com/2014/10/is-making-firearm-in-your-home-legal.html?m=1 http://freedomblog.skylarklaw.com/2014/10/is-making-firearm-... Interesting that this came up in a thread about Bitcoin.

Grustaf 5y ago
> The point above was that even in the case of making something illegal, it doesn't stop people from physically doing it. Well, that’s precisely my point. You typically don’t ban anything by physically preventing people from doing it.
- reginold 5y ago
  Ah ok. Seems to be some misunderstanding with words.
  - Grustaf 5y ago
    The point is that typically when you make something illegal, it is still physically possible to do the thing that is forbidden. That's why it's not at all strange or unusual to ban this very particular usage of "math".