Or, as people like to say, "Oh, that's just semantics!" Precisely. Words have meanings.
Sounds like knives should be banned and private ownership of nukes should be allowed.
According to GC Canada (whateverthefuck that is), as of 2018, the cost of incarceration was CA$114,587 per year, with 96% of those costs attributable to incarceration. How much per client do social workers cost?
Well, if your thesis is "anything less lethal than something else should be allowed," then guns should be allowed because they're less lethal than nuclear weapons.