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**Caliwany** · 11-12-2008, 05:50 AM

Equipment which may be used for the purposes of gambling cannot be banned if they have other uses which do not involve gambling.

Your argument needs to be that tire irons can be used for assault, but that doesn't mean that the simple possession of a tire iron necessarily leads to assault. You cannot ban the tire iron outright because it has legitimate and lawful uses.

Same with gaming equipment. You can use it to gamble, or heaven forbid, play super mario.

Now, what they can do is confiscate equipment in the process of breaking the law. If you were to use gaming equipment to gamble, then the law could confiscate that equipment.

11-12-2008, 05:50 AM	#8
Caliwany Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	Equipment which may be used for the purposes of gambling cannot be banned if they have other uses which do not involve gambling. Your argument needs to be that tire irons can be used for assault, but that doesn't mean that the simple possession of a tire iron necessarily leads to assault. You cannot ban the tire iron outright because it has legitimate and lawful uses. Same with gaming equipment. You can use it to gamble, or heaven forbid, play super mario. Now, what they can do is confiscate equipment in the process of breaking the law. If you were to use gaming equipment to gamble, then the law could confiscate that equipment.
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