That comparison holds up better if you imagine a world without knives or sharp objects of any kind. Now you can suddenly do tremendous harm by wielding a pointy stick. I don't think it's reaching to point out the dangers you just introduced.
Except that world used to exist, back in the stone age, and we're all far better off now because we didn't choose to live in fear of the misuse of powerful tools.
With great power comes .... ? Profit?