The drug laws keep it alive. Drug dealers corrupt the criminal justice system, paying off cops and courts. Before drugs were illegal, Americans handled them with few problems. Let's respect the right of people to control their own bodies. Decriminalize drugs, help those who need it, and have the police protect us from real criminals.
Guns are inanimate objects.
If you own a gun and use it responsibly, you violate no one's rights so you shouldn't be penalized. The poor in high crime areas feel the need for guns to protect themselves more than anyone. The police don't provide security. No one should be denied the right to own personal protection. Outlawing guns only creates an underground market with problems like those in Prohibition.