Reading that post....just takes me back to one of my pet peeves...the knee-jerk legislating on Capitol Hill...
It seems like every little thing that happens out of the ordinary these days...requires hearings, investigations, and IMMEDIATE new laws!!
Is this a case of knee-jerk legislation back in 1988---or, is this a case of a knee-jerk reaction because of this one sale??
IOW...what precipitated the original law...and is this the first instance that Congress has gotten their panties in a wad over it??
It just seems that everyday something happens in America...and a media person, pundit, or politician exclaims, "There oughta be a law!"
It's the stuff you don't hear about that ought to have you concerned.
As for what is done in the open, notice that it tends to be in the direction of MORE government, in every case. After all, it's what the people want.