Miller, who had absconded pending appeal, presented no argument to the Court. Even if the individual-rights view is correct, argues Taylor, a handgun ban is constitutional because it is not a complete ban on all guns. As Mrs. Gramm's situation illustrates, long guns are in many instances not adequate substitutes for handguns. Taylor is a perceptive critic of the constitutional disaster caused by the drug war, including the mandatory minimum sentences championed by Mrs. Gramm's son. Adding one more item to that list of things that many Americans strongly want to possess, but possession of which the federal government makes a felony, will only fuel the vicious cycle of governmental failure and even greater governmental repression wrought by the drug war.
Drug prohibition is a failure that endangers society and the Constitution.
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