It Can't Be Done!

Governments everywhere try and restrict gun ownership and use to “government agents” of one kind or another, with the main purpose being to restrict opposition to what the government is doing. But in reality, it can’t be done. Everywhere the anti-gun laws are the tightest, illicit gun sales abound, while others just make their own guns, outside of the view of the government. Australia and Great Britain, for instance, do not have such a thing as the Second Amendment, and thus have almost completely eliminated legal gun ownership for their “subjects.” Meanwhile, “gun crime” abounds in both places, since their “draconian laws” seem to be unable to do anything about the thriving black market in guns, and now even in ammunition. They talk about “gun safety,” but in reality, the only thing they want is safety for government officials when they come to take your property. But their problem is, none of their laws work to stop anybody who doesn’t worry about obeying laws from getting guns. That’s because lawbreakers, who break laws for a living, are not going to bother obeying their silly little laws. (Reason Magazine)