There is a prevailing mindset at work in this country today that screams "BAN IT!! BAN IT!" whenever anyone misuses something and causes harm.
Of course, they only want to ban things that THEY (personally) don't use. After all, its no loss to them, and might save someone, right?
The most obvious (to us) is guns, but they do it, or try to with everything. Not too long ago, some kids at a college party got sick, one (at least IIRC) died. The cause? DELIBERATE OVERDOSE of a new "energy drink" and alcohol, combined.
Never mind the fact that the kids ignored the written warnings on the bottles, never mind the small fact that the kids were under legal drinking age (21), and therefore committing illegal acts. Ignore everything else, except the fact that the energy drink was involved. The result was a state wide ban on the energy drink.
On the other side of the coin, I remember, not long after 9/11 a national news network showing me where to plant explosives on the Golden Gate Bridge! OF course, they were reporting on "how a terrorist would do it", but do we really need to give these people instructions???? National media gets a pass. Things in common everyday use by the majority of Americans (like cars) get a pass. Things used safely by a minority, but misused by a handful of idiots, get banned. Double Standard? At the very least!
Back before the Internet, before "everybody" had a phone with a movie camera in it, people still did stupid shtuff. The rest of us heard about it through gossip and urban legends. Today, everyone in the world can SEE idiots doing stupid st..tuff 24/7.
I don't know anything about Tannerite, other than (at this time) it doesn't take special licenses and background checks to buy, and it goes boom when you shoot it.
No doubt in my mind they will try to ban it. If its fun, for us, and not for them, they want it banned! Look for some billionaire with a "big heart" to bankroll the effort, too....
Of course, they only want to ban things that THEY (personally) don't use. After all, its no loss to them, and might save someone, right?
The most obvious (to us) is guns, but they do it, or try to with everything. Not too long ago, some kids at a college party got sick, one (at least IIRC) died. The cause? DELIBERATE OVERDOSE of a new "energy drink" and alcohol, combined.
Never mind the fact that the kids ignored the written warnings on the bottles, never mind the small fact that the kids were under legal drinking age (21), and therefore committing illegal acts. Ignore everything else, except the fact that the energy drink was involved. The result was a state wide ban on the energy drink.
On the other side of the coin, I remember, not long after 9/11 a national news network showing me where to plant explosives on the Golden Gate Bridge! OF course, they were reporting on "how a terrorist would do it", but do we really need to give these people instructions???? National media gets a pass. Things in common everyday use by the majority of Americans (like cars) get a pass. Things used safely by a minority, but misused by a handful of idiots, get banned. Double Standard? At the very least!
Back before the Internet, before "everybody" had a phone with a movie camera in it, people still did stupid shtuff. The rest of us heard about it through gossip and urban legends. Today, everyone in the world can SEE idiots doing stupid st..tuff 24/7.
I don't know anything about Tannerite, other than (at this time) it doesn't take special licenses and background checks to buy, and it goes boom when you shoot it.
No doubt in my mind they will try to ban it. If its fun, for us, and not for them, they want it banned! Look for some billionaire with a "big heart" to bankroll the effort, too....
I live in a small town and rural county. The county commissioners will pass a burn ban at the drop of a hat, I think mostly so that they will have done something during their term of service. When I was a kid and young man there were never such things as burn bans. Now you had better check with the county even if it is pouring down rain.