> the underlying activity is already illegal so the things that make it possible [should also] be
The logic being that an object which can be used for murder should be outlawed by virtue of the fact that it can be used for murder, such as a monkey wrench or a kitchen knife.
Like it or not, some people have a use for guns that doesn’t involve violence and it’s reasonable to allow non-violent uses for things when such a use exists.
> the underlying activity is already illegal so the things that make it possible [should also] be
Oh! It’s like how I could commit criminal fraud by telling a lie in an email and, therefore: SSDs, routers, modems, keyboards, speech; all outlawed because they can be used for crime.
It’s just like how I can launder money by keeping my financial life private and therefore a private financial life should be outlawed. I hope you can see why one might reject this line of reasoning. Indeed, the underlying activity is already illegal so things that make it possible don’t need to be.
The logic being that an object which can be used for murder should be outlawed by virtue of the fact that it can be used for murder, such as a monkey wrench or a kitchen knife.
Like it or not, some people have a use for guns that doesn’t involve violence and it’s reasonable to allow non-violent uses for things when such a use exists.
> the underlying activity is already illegal so the things that make it possible [should also] be
Oh! It’s like how I could commit criminal fraud by telling a lie in an email and, therefore: SSDs, routers, modems, keyboards, speech; all outlawed because they can be used for crime.
It’s just like how I can launder money by keeping my financial life private and therefore a private financial life should be outlawed. I hope you can see why one might reject this line of reasoning. Indeed, the underlying activity is already illegal so things that make it possible don’t need to be.
That is not “breathtakingly idiotic”.