From Sunday's Kalamazoo Gazette

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I got a kick out of this one....

 

[Ale-8(1)]

For forwarding . . .

http://mallardfillmore.com/comics/march-25-2018/

;-)

 

[wwb]

Not bad, but even more to the point..... Once upon a time, alcoholic beverages were outlawed..... they even passed a constitutional amendment outlawing them. How'd that work out?

 

[Ale-8(1)]

I hear ya, but the eighteenth amendment only prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation" of booze . . . not the possession or use thereof. And it's repeal was driven, not only by popular decry, but also by the rapid growth of a black market and the associated crime. The penalties upon the everyday Joe who had a bottle of beer in his house simply weren't there as are proposed for "assault weapons".

Not saying these considerations cover the whole situation, but there are some differences.