Oh i don't mind it either to show an ID when buying such chemicals,
but what i fear is that it will be less available in general if it is a
hassle to sell.
I wouldn't think twice to buy any one of the chemicals alone, but buying
all you need for a popular type of explosive at once must look damn
suspicious, and can easily happen wih cupric chloride or cupric sulphate
etchants.
I don't think a terrorist will be so stupid to buy them all at once, but
those shop assistants here are required by law to do something (i don't
remember what exactly) when they identify a dangerous combination of
substances.
maybe it isn't an issue with relatively low quantity, i dunno.
I don't think these laws make it harder for the stupid people, remember
the story where they fed a small child 30% H2O2? Stupid people are just
that, they don't get any cleverer by laws.
ST
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 05:46:04 +0200, Robert Hedan
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robert.hedan@...> wrote:
> I bought acetone just yesterday, but then again I live in a rural area
> (potatoe field next door, had a pig farm a mile away, dairy farm on the
> way
> to Montreal). On the other hand, it's only a 20 minute drive to downtown
> Montreal and the subway system.
> If you control one substance, the bomb-makers will just substitute it for
> the next best thing. If you look at the chemicals in your laundry room,
> you've got all it takes right there. They can't control all chemical
> bombs,
> just not possible.
> Since I'm not a bomb-maker, I have no problem showing identification
> when I
> buy this stuff. We already have laws on some pesticides and herbicides.
> They have to be kept under lock and key at the store; forcing you to ask
> the
> salesperson.
> There have been cases where STUPID people put stuff akin to agent orange
> where children play. If it means saving the lives of a kid from a STUPID
> person, I have no problem with these laws. Too bad we don't have a law
> against STUPID people though...
> Robert
>