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FDA Claims Authority to Regulate Lightsabers
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On December 22, 2014 @ 12:24 pm In The Point | 7 Comments
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. an evil Empire conspired to control every iota of people’s lives. When a Jedi master wielding a lightsaber attempted to rise up against it, the Empire outlawed lightsabers as unsafe at any frequency.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has toy lasers and lightsabers in its sights, issuing guidance to regulate the toys on Friday.
“Many a kid (and parent) who has seen Luke Skywalker battle Darth Vader with a lightsaber thinks lasers are cool,” the government said in a blog post.
The agency’s list of toys the rules would apply to include “lasers mounted on toy guns that can be used for ‘aiming;’ spinning tops that project laser beams while they spin; hand-held lasers used during play as ‘lightsabers;’ and lasers intended for entertainment that create optical effects in an open room.”
Which part of Food and Drug Administration exactly covers lasers? Are lasers a food or a drug?
When asked why the FDA is regulating toy lightsabers and lasers and not the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency said they have the authority under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
So lightsabers must be a cosmetic then.
We have a law introduced in response to a botched medication when lasers didn’t even exist that can be used to regulate lasers because there’s no limit to government authority whatsoever. It’s almost like we’re living under some sort of evil empire.
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