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The former is banned.


This is where it's more helpful to talk about specific nations' laws. Books about making bombs are not banned in the USA, for example.

Here are the books "Improvised Munitions Black Book" and "U.S. Army Unconventional Warfare Devices: Boobytraps" from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Improvised-Munitions-Black-Book-Unabr...

Originally created for soldiers in guerrilla warfare situations, this handbook demonstrates the techniques for constructing weapons that are highly effective in the most harrowing of circumstances. Straightforward and incredibly user-friendly, it provides insightful information and step-by-step instructions on how to assemble weapons and explosives from common and readily available materials. Over 600 illustrations complement elaborate explanations of how to improvise any number of munitions from easily accessible resources.

https://www.amazon.com/U-S-Unconventional-Warfare-Devices-Bo...

Some of the materials discussed in this special forces guide to boobytraps include:

- Disguise boobytraps in common items.

- Disguise boobytraps in structures such as window frames and stairways.

- Disguise boobytraps in outdoor areas, in bushes and underground.

- Learn the mechanics of the various types of firing devices, detonators, fuses, cords, adapters, blasting caps, and lighters.

Actually following instructions in these books may lead to felony charges in all 50 states. But writing or reading about them is perfectly legal. The same goes for reading and writing about making scheduled drugs, poisons, and other controlled items.


It absolutely is not. You can find books on bomb making in every library and book store in America.

To steel man you, exporting said books to certain countries is technically illegal under the same law that makes this wikipedia page technically illegal to serve to Iranian IP addresses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_from_th...




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