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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Clearly criminals who steal cars will DEFINITELY listen to this new law banning their tools.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

We just need to make crime illegal πŸ‘Œ

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That said, this is the argument that gun-owning cowards use, so does it fall under the "How do we stop this happening, says only country in the world where this happens regularly" category?

Probably a wise move to nip it in the bud

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe, but guns are a very different problem.

A toddler won’t kill their sibling with this by accident.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Insane take.

You're talking about outlawing the equivalent of a lock picking set. This tool is used by legitimate security researchers and professional penetration testers all the time. Making this type of hardware less accessible only hurts.