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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

When the next person uses a hammer, or an axe, do you suggest we ban hammers and axes?

Or when they ram their car into people, ban cars?

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If someone had a car, specifically designed to injure, it would probably be banned. Swords are already banned for the most part.

Legislation here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-offensive-weapons-act-2019/statutory-guidance-offensive-weapons-act-2019-accessible-version

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago

For us old folks. Cars used to have mirrors mounted to the front bonnet. About half way down.

As those mirrors would puncher and sometimes kill people hit. They were banned at some 0oint in the 80s.

Sp even cars a cidently designed in a way that is unsafe. Are banned from production. And that is in the US as well.