More often, they make things worse. The nation's capitol became the nation's murder capitol in 1991. Now, exploiting the recent spate of school shootings to the hilt, Bill Clinton has called for the licensing of handgun owners. Bill Clinton doesn't. Today, Canadians are waking up to the reality of Economics 101.
More restrictions mean more business for the black market, and even easier access for criminals.
But no matter. To firearm-prohibitionists, success is achieved, not by reducing crime, but by enacting another law that is doomed to fail. Dr. Paul Gallant practices Optometry in Wesley Hills, New York. Dr. Joanne Eisen practices dentistry in Old Bethpage, New York.