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Bans are a funny thing.

The war on drugs has been going on, to some degree, for 35 years now. From what I read in the newspaper, see on television, and hear in conversation with school teachers drugs are more available and more pervasive than ever. So - 35 years of banning and aggressive enforcement has not worked with illicit drugs. I think that's telling.

I understand the problem with weapons. People suppose that a law will keep them safe. Because they hesitate to jay walk, they imagine that the bad guys will recoil from getting a baseball bat and mugging peaceful citizens. I question their conclusions.

The tendency to ban weapons will continue until a substantial change in underlying beliefs occurs. That may take awhile.