Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus revelations

Re:Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus r... by kube-system on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @01:32AM (#27890398)

Calling something a weapon does not satisfy the applicability standards outlined in SCOTUS case law.

SCOTUS says that the 2nd applies to weapons which are “bearable”, i.e:

> "“[w]eapo[n] of offence” or “thing that a man wears for his defence, or takes into his hands,” that is “carr[ied] . . . for the purpose of offensive or defensive action.”

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Re:Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus r... by artificial on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:26AM (#27890646)

One can own a cannon. https://www.atf.gov/explosives/qa/black-powder-subject-regul...

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Re:Edward Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid Pegasus r... by kube-system on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @02:49AM (#27890756)

Which meets the above definition a 1000x better than software. Not that it matters, the 2nd amendment does not restrict congressional ability to legalize anything. It only prohibits restrictions.

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