Prohibition: Why It Would Work Any Better With Guns Than It Did With Alcohol

By Dan Zimmerman

Reader Phil in LA writes:

As I think about “gun control,” which we all know is a euphemism for outright firearm bans, I’m reminded of the last time the US Government attempted prohibition, and the unintended consequences of that action. I’m also reminded of the old saying “those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Prohibition on alcoholic beverages began with ratification of the 18th amendment to the constitution in 1920. The 18th amendment was repealed by ratification of the 21st amendment, thus ending Prohibition in 1933 . . .

Interestingly enough, many other nations passed and ultimately repealed similar bans during the same time period. Of course the demand for alcohol remained. The unintended consequence was the growth of organized crime, which gained a revenue stream due to the illegal nature of the product: alcohol.

After alcohol, a similar ban was enforced on marijuana and other drugs. Again, demand remained, organized crime had a product to sell and business was good.

Over the past few decades we’ve felt a real push for the aforementioned “gun control.” It seems that by looking at analogies to previous and present prohibitions, we know that “gun control” or outright bans would indeed lower the …read more

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