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You can buy a gun. You can still (barely) buy model rockets. You can buy glass windows (which shatter into thousands of sharp pieces if broken). I want proper

by cpks 11y ago

You can buy a gun. You can still (barely) buy model rockets. You can buy glass windows (which shatter into thousands of sharp pieces if broken). I want proper insurance, liability, etc. when things fail, and good risk management. I don't want stupid safety.

Tloewald 11y ago
> You can still (barely) buy model rockets. I see them selling in Target all over the place. When I was a kid you had to find a pretty specialized store.
- vonmoltke 11y ago
  I think I got mine from Toys R Us, but yeah they were harder to find 20+ years ago than they are now.
  - guelo 11y ago
    But... Obama!
jahewson 11y ago
Well, you knocked those straw men down. I guess that settles it. Drones are exactly like windows aren't they?
- coldtea 11y ago
  Talking about straw men, he also mentioned guns and toy rockets.
  - MattHeard 11y ago
    A strawman might hurt someone if it gets knocked over easily, but we don't see the government stepping in to stop people building them up all the time!
noja 11y ago
> You can buy a gun. In the US maybe, I can't. > You can still (barely) buy model rockets. In the US maybe, I can't. > You can buy glass windows (which shatter into thousands of sharp pieces if broken). In the US maybe. Safety glass is really not very dangerous, and it's standard.
- wyager 11y ago
  Can you buy cars in your country? I'm reasonably confident that cars cause more accidental deaths than the three of those combined.
- falcolas 11y ago
  Safety glass can still cut - I've gotten slices on my leg before when a tempered glass table shattered from one too many hard taps.