An article in Cabinetmaker Magazine raises the question of whether nail guns should be reclassified as a weapon, or whether a warning label should be required indicating that it could be dangerous in the wrong hands.

We all know that knives are regarded as weapons when throughout prior human history, they were important tools and a form of creative engagement... so why not nail guns as well?

According to the CDC, emergency rooms treated three times as many nail gun related injuries in 2005 as in 1991. This is largely due to the inexpensive models for sale in home hardware stores, being placed in the hands of consumers with little common sense, experience, or training in their use.