The "Grand Illusion"

Tom Sowell has a positive TALENT for simplifying things to the “lowest common denominator. In a recent article about gun control, he said this: ““The grand illusion of zealots for laws preventing ordinary, law-abiding people from having guns is that "gun control" laws actually control guns. In a country with many millions of guns, not all of them registered, this is a fantasy and a farce. Guns do not vanish into thin air because there are gun control laws. Guns -- whether legal or illegal -- can last for centuries. Passing laws against guns may enable zealots to feel good about themselves, but at the cost of other people's lives. Why anyone would think that criminals who disobey other laws, including laws against murder, would obey gun control laws is a mystery. A disarmed population makes crime a safer occupation and street violence a safer sport.” Which, of course, is what I've been telling those gun control fools for years, albeit using many more words. But are they listening to me? Will they listen to Tom? Doubtful on both points. They aren't that intelligent. Or they have a different agenda than what they're telling us about. (Town Hall)