Not a bad idea at all.
I wonder. Over and over we (the American people) have seen the consequences of "gun control" e.g. England, Australia, NYC, DC, et. al., as well as "universal health care" e.g. Canada, England, etc. and yet politicans get considerable mileage by championing these causes.
I guess it's a case of "You can't fool all of the people all of the time, but you can fool enough of them enough of the time to run a country."