Regardless of any particular view on intent to do harm, intent implies human action. Similar levels of harm can be accomplished using the items I mentioned, and a host of others, including a host electrically or pneumatically powered wood and metal working tools. My point was that commonly safety certified equipment is also, "inherently unsafe," and that rationale alone is inadequate and self-serving. A sharpened is lethal, when that is the intent of its use, even if that use is outside the manufacturers' design intent or purchasers' thought at the time of purchase. I believe UL Lists pencil sharpeners.
The three-ring binder was used to show that commonly available items in everyones' lives are also, "inherently unsafe." However, used wisely, they are generally not harmful. Peter Other inherently unsafe products: resistive electrical heating elements of stoves and range tops NEMA 5-15 plugs automobiles airplanes water-born transport vessels locomotives -----Original Message----- From: Gary McInturff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 1:22 PM To: Tarver, Peter [SC1:4N02:EXCH]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Electrical safety of firearms None of which are designed to intentionally do harm, for good or bad. Beyond that who wants a Listed three ring binder etc? Gary -----Original Message----- From: Peter Tarver [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Electrical safety of firearms Other inherently unsafe products: three-ring binders (mechanical hazard) any pointed writing implement (mechanical hazard) plain old mechanical staplers (mechanical hazard) paperweights (mechanical hazard) pushpins (mechanical hazard) bath tubs and swimming pools (drowning hazard) in-sink garbage disposals (mechanical hazard) refrigerators and freezers (suffocation hazard) Some of which, UL will List. Regards, Peter L. Tarver -----Original Message----- From: Peter Merguerian Rich, I tried to List such a device with UL some time ago and they told me that they could not List because it is inherently unsafe! However, I succeeded in getting TUV GS for the system.
