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Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by nine_k on Saturday March 07, 2020 @12:06AM (#22509855)
You need to also consider knives, rope, large bodies of water, tall structures, etc. They all can be used for suicide.

If you want perfect safety from suicidal tendencies, consider going under a 24/7 watch and having your hands tied. For some extremely severe cases, this may be warranted.

But there's no reason to subject the rest of the population to the same measures.

Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by komali2 on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:14AM (#22510736)
All the things you mention serve actual purposes other than killing.

A gun is designed to kill. Anything else you do with it is just practice to kill more effectively with it.

Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by lenkite on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:28AM (#22510777)
I see. So personal explosives would be fine by you then ? I mean explosives are used for construction, mining, rock-quarrying, excavation, materials research - all deeply vital aspects that keep human civilisation operating.

Every Man Has The Right to Utility Dynamite!

Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by komali2 on Saturday March 07, 2020 @01:25PM (#22513092)
No, not at all, nor is concealed or open carry right by me, because of exactly that reason. If we want to say that the state doesn't get monopoly on violence, I don't see any logical reason to limit that simply to a handgun. IMO every person, in such a world, should be allowed to arm themselves with nuclear weapons. Absurd but I see no difference between that and guns other than scale of destruction (and the scale is still enormous for a gun).
Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by lenkite on Saturday March 07, 2020 @05:08PM (#22514532)
Sure, if a law-abiding citizen was trained and followed the military nuclear safety procedures, could actually afford said nuclear weapon and implementation of all applicable regulations along with appropriate inspections and all applicable oversight and background checks, I honestly wouldn't care if they had a WMD.

At that point, there is little difference between between a military officer having access or a citizen having access.

Re:The EARN IT act is an attack on end-to-end encryption by komali2 on Monday March 09, 2020 @01:39AM (#22523224)
Well, that's precisely how I feel about guns :)