In article , tnfkajs
wrote:

While I tend to agree with you on this - can you help me understand how this
differs from airbags and seat belts and (in some states) helmets?

It doesn't, other than the issue of patent-protected exclusivity.


The govt has long played a role in mandated "safety" - are you simply saying
"Enough is enough?"

I don't know about David, but it surpassed "enough" with the very first
law protecting people from themselves. On a national (U.S.) level,
that was probably the first regulations of narcotics in the 1930s (?).

Kevin