Re:Silk Road 2.0: A concept of a distributed anonymous marke...
by krapp on Monday October 07, 2013 @06:04PM
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>There is a number of unhealthy uses of guns, like murder. Should we ban guns?
No, but I believe the state has a legitimate interest in regulating their sale and use.
But i'm not talking about guns in the abstract. I'm talking about the purposes that organizations involved in a black market gun trade would likely be putting them to. Collectors of firearms are not going to be using Silk Road 2. People who just want something to protect their home aren't likely going to be using it, either. The issue is the degree to which a black market, by virtue of it's purpose to evade law enforcement, would be used to facilitate criminal activity.
Or to extend your example further, no, we shouldn't ban cars, but we have every right to shut down chop shops.
No, but I believe the state has a legitimate interest in regulating their sale and use.
But i'm not talking about guns in the abstract. I'm talking about the purposes that organizations involved in a black market gun trade would likely be putting them to. Collectors of firearms are not going to be using Silk Road 2. People who just want something to protect their home aren't likely going to be using it, either. The issue is the degree to which a black market, by virtue of it's purpose to evade law enforcement, would be used to facilitate criminal activity.
Or to extend your example further, no, we shouldn't ban cars, but we have every right to shut down chop shops.