Can A President Wave A Wand And Stop Gun Violence?
Julie, I share your concern about violence in schools. The cornerstone of Libertarian policy is opposition to the initiation of force. Because government supposedly can do whatever it sets out to do, as President I will sign an executive order outlawing mayhem and death. Do you think that would help? Gun control laws keep innocent citizens from defending themselves. But they do nothing to deter criminals. Count the number of laws violated by the student shooting at you. Is it possible that simply passing another law will prevent a repeat of what happened? Violence at middle school is spawned by the War on Drugs, which encourages criminal gangs to distribute dangerous drugs everywhere for enormous profit. Ending the insane War on Drugs, and distributing heroin, met-amphetamine, and other drugs through pharmaceutical companies rather than criminal gangs will reduce violence at schools. Freeing families from the income tax — as only I have proposed — and giving parents the money to buy
