You can't drive while sucking down a bottle of whiskey, either, but that doesn't mean we live in a Police state.
"Actually, it pretty much does."
OK, here's where you libertarians have breached sanity. I lost a sister to a drunk driver, but you think that guy shouldn't have been stopped until AFTER he killed my sister?
Grow up, the rest of society doesn't exist to satisfy your every whim. (Most children learn this when they finally reach adulthood.)
I'm sorry you've had so misfortune in your life. I have, too but I don't post my resume of misery here.With that said, I don't believe we should curtail our liberties because of your anecdotal evidence, or personal experience with sorrow.