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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:00 pm
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Originally Posted by n5667
I don't think it was banned because it was a weapon - in fact, I'm not sure anyone really knows why it was banned...
Lighters were banned because 2 anti-smoking senators (or congressmen) wanted them banned.
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