[Ol' Sparky]

The number of monthly drug users has declined from 26 million in 1979 to just over 14 million, according to the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse since Ronald Reagan's war on drugs...Well, fancy that, tougher laws on drugs mean less users.

Tough drug laws reduce drug use and crime. The drop in the crime rate correlates with the implementation of tougher drug laws.

[toothless]

This beat cop understands, why don't "conservitives"?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/942847/posts?page=1

[toothless]

"The number of monthly drug users has declined from 26 million in 1979 to just over 14 million, according to the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse since Ronald Reagan's war on drugs...Well, fancy that, tougher laws on drugs mean less users."

If you believe self-reported numbers about criminal activity, I have a bridge in brooklyn you might be interested in buying.

[KEVLAR]

So I guess the RKBA crowd got it wrong when they correlate lowered crime rates with CCW laws and armed citizens. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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The number of monthly drug users has declined from 26 million in 1979 to just over 14 million, according to the National Household Survey of Drug Abuse since Ronald Reagan's war on drugs

Yeah Sparky, nice cause and effect going there. The government promises tougher penalties for drug use, then asks you if you use drugs.

Gosh golly! The number dropped!

The drop in the crime rate correlates with the implementation of tougher drug laws.

Most drug laws were toughened in the sixties and seventies, followed by an explosive growth in crime. The drop in crime came much later, which makes the opinion that there was a cause and effect there rather absurd.