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To: PROLIFE who wrote (474601)10/10/2003 11:41:31 PM
From: Wayners  Respond to of 769667
 
What I just described was current gun control for drugs. If you were an anti-gunner and I don't know if you were or were not, now you can see how the Government screws up gun control.



To: PROLIFE who wrote (474601)10/11/2003 1:03:14 AM
From: miraje  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
is not alcohol just supposed to be sold to responsible adults

Talk to any teenagers and they'll tell you that it's more difficult to obtain alcohol than any type of illegal drug. That was true when I was a kid and it's true today. Decriminalizing drug possession is not the same as condoning the use of same, but would have the benefit of eliminating vast amounts of criminal activity that are associated with the drug trade today, not to mention the savings to the taxpayers when they're not picking up the bill to incarcerate tens of thousands of harmless non-violent users...