Reply #10: Another "feel good" law passed by a pandering politician... [View All]

who will get lots of good press from the media and groups such as the Brady Campaign.

Crime will be unaffected and he knows it.



But he has a big smile plastered all over his face, as do his supporters. He's a hero in many voter's mind, and that's all that counts.

It's always easy to pass laws that effect only honest citizens. It costs little and accomplishes nothing.

But taking guns away from the criminal element in our society or treating drug gangs as terrorists (which they are) requires cops on the street and legal expenses and prisons. Or treating the problems that plague our society and are often root causes of violence (education, meaningful well paying jobs, racism) are extremely hard to address.


It's like putting makeup on a melanoma. You can smile and say, "I've done something to overcome the problem."



edited to add melanoma image.