And you have every right to do so. You can't put the genie back in the bottle. Obviously registration of weapons is a heated topic. In fact, when I read about this, my first post was rather off-the-cuff and I didn't take the time to really think everything through.

If you mass produce a million toys that have the potential to be used as a deadly weapon that could affect thousands at one go or even just as a physically maiming device (enough to burn and blind), is that moral? Does it serve a purpose to get one other than to say you have one? With a gun, I'd say it's a little bit different. It can be a defensive weapon. I can't see using this laser as such, or at least not easily!

On the other hand if you only produce a couple hundred for serious researchers and make sure you know who owns them, make them expensive and track them as dangerous devices, it only makes it a product that some other nation will make on the cheap and sell as a toy. Likely being smuggled into a country that limits it's use. I don't see any shortage of illegal weapons under the same principles.

So, this whole discussion is mostly pointless other than to serve as a platform for opinions. It's simply much too late to do anything about it. I'm glad that you meant it as sarcasm and do like kittens. I'm a complete smart ass, so I can see myself doing the same. It just didn't quite come off that way. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Oh well mate, no worries. Sorry to get involved, I just felt she had been insulted when she was making a plea that, though largely wishful thinking, was from the heart.