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Originally posted by Sparhawk
I've never liked these comparisons, they've always seemed very straw-man to me. A much better comparison in my opinion is to compare guns to explosives. Just like guns, explosives have many legal purposes, all of which are non-lethal (of course). Collapsing buildings, building roads, destroying UXO. And, like guns, they have the capacity to kill large numbers of people.
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There aren't liesure activities that involve explosives, as far as I know, fireworks aside. As much as I'd love to see an olympic sport involving who can set the most creative charge, I don't expect it anytime soon.
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