> So by default, everything should be banned, and it should only be legal if you can show it's safe?
...Yes?
If I want to manufacture/import and sell a car, I have to show it passes safety regulations.
If I want to open a restaurant, I have to obtain permits and show that food are stored and processed in an approved fashion.
If I want to build and sell a house, I have to prove that it won't collapse on itself, spontaneously catch fire, or electrocute its residents.
Every one of these points is, yes, enforced at gunpoint, because so many people have died in the past in gruesome, preventable accidents that we have collectively decided "Well, fuck it, we will make everyone prove what they are selling is safe, and we'll enforce it at gunpoint!"
That said, (hopefully) nobody arrests a pair of seven-year-olds for selling lemonade on the corner. You see, these gunpoints can be actually quite reasonable; they have centuries of experience.
...Yes?
If I want to manufacture/import and sell a car, I have to show it passes safety regulations.
If I want to open a restaurant, I have to obtain permits and show that food are stored and processed in an approved fashion.
If I want to build and sell a house, I have to prove that it won't collapse on itself, spontaneously catch fire, or electrocute its residents.
Every one of these points is, yes, enforced at gunpoint, because so many people have died in the past in gruesome, preventable accidents that we have collectively decided "Well, fuck it, we will make everyone prove what they are selling is safe, and we'll enforce it at gunpoint!"
That said, (hopefully) nobody arrests a pair of seven-year-olds for selling lemonade on the corner. You see, these gunpoints can be actually quite reasonable; they have centuries of experience.