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[Dr. Ed 2]

Pipe bomb question:

Is there any legal distinction between, well, homemade fireworks that would suck to be within 6 feet of when they detonated and the ANFO bomb that took down the Murrah Building in OK City?

No, I'm not planning on building any pipe bombs but what was the worst case scenario in DC? A few broken windows -- or a few missing buildings?

[Michael P]

any legal distinction between, well, homemade fireworks that would suck to be within 6 feet of when they detonated

There probably is, but it will depend on the specifics. The law isn't so gullible as to categorize a pipe bomb as "homemade fireworks": there are significant differences in choices of material, design, size, use of fuze vs fuse, mode of deployment, whether one says they "detonate" or "go off", and so on. Trying to be cute by calling an improvised explosive device "homemade fireworks" will do little except undermine one's legal defense.

[Commenter_XY]

I know we are a colorblind society, but this takes the cake.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2025/12/04/jake-tapper-misidentifies-d-c-pipe-bomb-suspect-brian-cole-as-a-30-year-old-white-man/

And people wonder why they call it Fake News. And don't trust legacy media.

Nice going, Jake. Good job.