And the same for Grid electricity. Let the data centers generate their own juice using whatever they feel comfortable about advertising. It's either clean renewables or dirty coal/gas, polluting neighborhoods of disadvantaged dwellers.

Agreed. The reason killers love those rifles so much is the exact reason to keep them out of most people's hands. Given a certain mental state, the urge to use these added to their ease of use is a huge temptation. They were designed for war, not for "sport", "recreation", or other forms of murder.

Social trends often follow tech trends. The semi-auto/fully auto AR-15 rifle & lightweight .223"/5.56 mm ammo, first used by the U.S. Army in the steamy jungles of Vietnam for lethality, low cost, good range, & ease of hauling, soon became the go-to killing weapon for anyone with a grudge to settle.

At least SOMEBODY knows how to stand up to a bully. Here in the States most of our politicians have completely lost their spines if not their minds.