The “they’ll get the guns anyway even if illegally” argument is nonsense. By that logic, why bother having laws in the first place?
In many states, as well as federally, smoking pot is illegal. People still do it constantly because they have some sort of access to it illegally. The same applies to pretty much any other product. If there is demand for it, at least a few of those demanding it will get their hands on it somehow.
Any other illegal drug, alcoholic beverages during prohibition, alcoholic beverages to minors today, porn to minors, child porn, etc. is accessible in some way to those who seek it hard enough. The same applies to weapons, especially considering the whole 3D printing situation.
So we should stop regulating child porn, alcohol, etc. because people are going to get it anyway, right? That’s what I’m hearing and it’s fucking stupid.
Not only that, but I find it hard to compare a plant to a killing machine.
To Dek: most people in the US are good. I believe in that and so must you, because if not we’re all fucked and we’ll be living in fear. People acquire pot even if it’s illegal because it being illegal is nonsense. It is a plant that will get you high and that’s literally it. It’s not harmful to anyone. You cited other examples of course, such as child porn, which is absolutely sick, but I’m pretty sure that marijuana has a larger underground market than child porn, and that’s because there are more people of good than of bad, at least in America.
I do believe there are more people of good in general. But can’t the harmfulness of marijuana be debated? I mean, if someone tried to operate a vehicle or some sort of machinery while high, they could harm someone, right?
And yes I do think that if child porn was legal it’d have a larger market.
Of course it would have a larger market. It would be more easily accessible.
People are crazy but some just don’t know it. Take Possessed’s anecdote and apply it to several things, because it is applicable.
I’m not sure what you mean.
I’m glad you’re still here with us by the way Possessed, I thought that wouldn’t even need to be said but why not. You’re a good fella and you’d be missed by me and all the others. Thank the maker for Illinois’ guns laws.
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