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by HoldOnAMinute 2 days ago
Building a virus, on your own network, probably isn't a crime.

We already have all kinds of laws to catch and punish people when they cause harm.

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>Building a virus, on your own network, probably isn't a crime.

There are plenty of legal uses for a fully automatic AR-15 too, yet we still ban it.

Do we also ban instructions on how they work? Probably no?
> There are plenty of legal uses for a fully automatic AR-15

Such as?

Unconstitutionally. Repeal the 1986 Hughes amendment.
Although invisible, society has benefited immensely from the fact that most recklessly unhinged criminals are also dumb.