Don't close me, I'm dangerous

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I haven't written a riddle in a while, and my New Year's resolution is "make more puzzles," so here is a quick little riddle for you!

Dragon or demon, locked in its pen,
But without even moving, I once killed two men.
Most things like me kill when they're open, exposed,
Yet my murder made martyrs because I was closed.

The first man I killed tried to pen me for sport,
"Dropped it," would go in the incident report.
The second man I killed liked to play with my tail,
But a slip of the wrist and the warnings prevailed.

A killer they called me, and killed me for wrath.
Yet many before and after have walked the same path.
What am I?

hexomino · Accepted Answer

I think you are the

Dragon or demon, locked in its pen,

But without even moving, I once killed two men.

Most things like me kill when they're open, exposed,

Yet my murder made martyrs because I was closed.

The first man I killed tried to pen me for sport,
"Dropped it," would go in the incident report.

The second man I killed liked to play with my tail,
But a slip of the wrist and the warnings prevailed.

A killer they called me, and killed me for wrath.
Yet many before and after have walked the same path.

Don't close me, I'm dangerous

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