Yes, I thought about mentioning the increased restrictions on cigarettes that are pushing them ever-closer to a flourishing black market. This, again, proves the anti-prohibition case. There was a killing in New York over black market cigarettes. Not free market, black market. Why is there a black market in the first place? Because of government-imposed restrictions that push the price of legal cigarettes higher and higher, until it becomes profitable to operate a black market.
Black markets are inefficient, because there are added transaction costs involved with smuggling and illicit distribution... among other things. Weapons must be purchased and enforcers hired to defend one's turf against competitors. Law enforcement officials must be evaded or bribed. A black market cannot compete with a free market, but as governments impose transaction costs of their own, eventually the black market becomes profitable and we start seeing illegal dealers on our streets, killing their enemies and any innocents who get in the way, perverting our justice system, and imposing tremendous costs on society.
Sounds just like the WODs. When the government interferes, no good will follow. What's really funny about all this, is I used to think the WODs was a good thing, at first. Since 9-11, and the fact that terrorists have a big foothold in it, I've been following it more closely and realizing, we are just enabling them. It's not going to be an easy solution, I've thrown out a couple ideas, none perfect. But, imo, better than the current practice.