Prohibition

Mar. 1st, 2013 08:45 pm
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A sudden thought struck my tiny brane while I was looking over this article on legalised marijuana. Quoth the Seattle City Attorney: "Prohibition has been implemented in a racially disproportionate manner. It has made us the No. 1 jailer nation on the planet, both in absolute and relative terms, and it has made criminal enterprises incredibly wealthy."

Now, recently, I saw a similar argument put forward regarding the stricter regulation of guns in the US - that reducing the ready availability of firearms, and outright banning assault weapons, will only create a black market. That might be true for weapons smuggled into the country, as many drugs are; but would it be true for weapons manufactured inside the US? You can't produce semiautomatics in a cupboard or bathtub.

ETA: A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3D Printer. Ignore everything I just said (and take cover).

Date: 2013-03-02 05:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] murasaki-1966.livejournal.com
taking cover. Considering moving to another planet.

Date: 2013-03-02 09:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dreamer-easy.livejournal.com
Make sure the planet doesn't have 3D printers or the Internet! O_O

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