The Type IV's are that strong as they're actually leftovers from Ancient Belka. The Type I-III are ones Jail himself made, which I imagine aren't as good. Ancient tech and all that.
Also, I don't think the ban on mass weapons derives from the damage they can inflict, rather its that ANYONE can use a gun. Not everyone can use magic, and those can, magic is inherently non-lethal, and furthermore, controllable.
Well, there's also that Belka basically destroyed itself through mass weaponry as another reason for the TSAB to ban it. Mass weapons are dirty and messy. Magic doesn't produce any kind of harmful byproduct.
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