Reply #39: Certainly. Their chances are much worse, and because of that [View All]

[jtuck004]

their odds of "re-offending" are much higher. And we all know sometimes re-offending just means walking down the street. And I understand the whole "most are non-violent drug offenders" argument. But huge numbers of people in this country have used and continue to use drugs, and don't wind up in prison. Yet this specific subset has. Perhaps their decision-making process needs a little refinement?

I would think that a gun is probably the last thing they need in that case.

Maybe without one they would be forced to use their mind to realize that they actually have the
capacity to accomplish things in life without resorting to force or violence.

For a person who has, perhaps, made some really bad decisions up to that point, perhaps limiting their options for at least some period of time might not be such a bad idea.