OT: Isn't this ridiculous??

[Renegade 13]

KlvinoHRGA said:

If one website posts something that breaks the law such as bomb instructions...[snip]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but posting bomb instructions is NOT illegal in the US, as long as you aren't advocating the use of said bombs, and try to cover your arse by saying that this information is for your information only, and not to be used, etc. So if they aren't breaking the law, what reason could the law have to seize anything?

Oh, and the reason I find it hard to believe bomb making instructions are illegal in the US is because of certain other things, like the fact that it's legal for the average American citizen to own assault rifles, etc. And please do correct me if I'm wrong here, I'd like to know

[scJazz]

Renegade 13 said:

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but posting bomb instructions is NOT illegal in the US, as long as you aren't advocating the use of said bombs, and try to cover your arse by saying that this information is for your information only, and not to be used, etc. So if they aren't breaking the law, what reason could the law have to seize anything?

Oh, and the reason I find it hard to believe bomb making instructions are illegal in the US is because of certain other things, like the fact that it's legal for the average American citizen to own assault rifles, etc. And please do correct me if I'm wrong here, I'd like to know

We aren't allowed to own assault rifles which by definition are rifles that fire in automatic mode either selective or fully. We can however have almost-assault rifles (tm)!!! Good thing too since our federal government is becoming way too intrusive and powerful, gonna have to fix that! Your seeing a side-effect of that right now... no it is not illegal to make a website with instructions on how to make various bombs and stuff as long as it doesn't contain anything "SECRET". Posting do-it-yourself instructions for a Maverick missile or MOAB would be bad. However, with the whole Homeland Security/National Interest thing if the Feds want to take a site down they just have to say so. Persons/companies not complying will quickly find all their computers confiscated and costly legal battles begun. Silly person who posted was a dufus in that they put it on a US based server!

[NullAshton]

Pipe Bomb

So apparently wikipedia has simple, yet effective way of making a pipe bomb. Take a pipe, put chlorate and sugar in it, affix a fuse to it, and ignite.

[Phoenix-D]

What the 'simple' instructions ussually fail to list is the high change of it going off when you don't want it to.

[NullAshton]

That's why you do it at the bomb site.