This seems like the &#x27;one true way&#x27; fallacy.  If doing Y is vastly more expensive and harder to pull off and nobody is trying to do Y, then it&#x27;s not an excuse to avoid doing X which is a vastly cheaper partial solution.<p>When you include external costs guns are massively subsidized. EX: Homeowners insurance generally does not ask about gun ownership even if it increases risks.<p>PS: The 18th may have allowed the sale of beer, but that does not mean the government can&#x27;t <i>discourage</i> use though taxation.