Comment on "Marijuana and Alcohol"

Eddie's post Marijuana and alcohol caught my eye, he says:
   
    "Why is the government still thinking about legalization of Marijuana? That issue should have been resolved long time ago. I can assume that most of us including me are for legalizing the herb now that 58% are pro marijuana. Drinking while intoxicated could and has been lethal and so many people have died because of drunk drivers and consumption of alcohol. Some studies have shown that in a driving test, a driver under the influence of marijuana overestimate their impairment and show greater distance between cars versus drunk driver who have the most difficulty passing simple tests.

The government has to put it all in a balance and make the decision knowing that alcohol is worse than marijuana. According to both researchers; D. Mark Anderson of Montana State University and Daniel Rees of the University of Colorado at Denver from Journal of Policy Analysis and Management report there has been a decrees in teenage drinking from ages ranging in the 18- to 20-years and a 5% decrease in alcohol sales.

the “green light” to legalizing marijuana could and would make the streets safer. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and other organizations against drunk driving would have part of a solution to the problem. Also, when have you heard of someone having an overdose on marijuana? Or that someone feels the need to kill someone, rob a bank or kidnap someone because they were under the influence of marijuana? Government has to get on with the program and legalize it. If they would just tax it like everything else, even drug trafficking over the borders cold decrees." 

   I completely agree with Eddie, what is the reason it's taking so long? Many people I know wouldn't live in fear of getting caught, children wouldn't be taken away from their own families to be placed in horrific foster families cause their parents smoke pot. I've never heard of it making people violent or a threat, where as many of  my friends can turn into stupid, angry, emotional, monsters who do not think before they act and do something stupid. I myself do not smoke marijuana, but I know it would be a happier place if everyone who wanted to could do it openly. Besides, who wouldn't want everyone around you high! It would be nice! :)

Toddler Dies in CPS Custody After Being Taken from Marijuana Smoking Parents

I read this article that really got my attention. It tells how a young two-year-old girl died from brutal force to the head while in the care of a foster family. The child was taken away because her parents were caught, recreationally and simply, smoking weed in their living room, after putting their daughter to bed. Their daughter had never been sick or needed to go to the hospital while living with her loving parents, but just days after being placed into the foster family their daughter experienced blunt force trauma to her head and had to be air lifted to the hospital where she died days later. This is shocking. The fact that our government, who is supposed to protect us, can take our children away for smoking a harmless drug. Their child was never neglected or abused, and the fact that they have the right to take away their two year old children for no reason is absurd. The artical states: "This should be a red flag warning to parents that the states power has risen to the point that it can arbitrarily snatch children for petty, non-violent crimes and wash its hands clean of liability if that child dies while in its "protective" custody." I am disgusted with how wrong this is and to think... How many other children are living with dangerous solely money sucking, families who are sometimes less capable to take care of children than their real families? This is wrong, and needs to stop.

House set to vote on bill banning plastic guns amid 3D printing worries

   There was an interesting article about plastic weapons that said: The House is expected to vote this week on renewing a 25-year-old law that bans the production of undetectable guns, in an age when new technology could open the door to at-home production of plastic weapons. The law is supposed to expire on Dec. 9, and lawmakers are divided on whether to renew it. But the measure to renew it would prohibit the manufacture of plastic weapons, which can’t be detected when going through security at airports and other metal detectors. There has been growing concern over the emergence of 3D printing, which can now create some operable plastic guns and other weapons. 

   The House wa supposed to vote late Monday on the bill, but there were setbacks so they will vote on Tuesday. The bill will need a two-thirds majority to pass the House. The Undetectable Firearms Act, which was first enacted in 1988 and reauthorized in 2003, makes it illegal to “manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer or receive” any firearm that’s undetectable by metal detectors and X-ray machines.The National Rifle Association has not publicly stated where it stands on the proposed extension, but Gun Owners of America, a smaller gun rights group, told The New York Times that the extension is unnecessary because 3D printing technology is not widely available. 

  “They’re not going to be in Kinkos,” Larry Pratt, the group's executive director, told the newspaper. “And at the moment, they can’t fire that many rounds. It’s just not something that we’re going to be dealing with anytime soon.” Schumer, however, has said the technology of 3D printing has advanced to the point anyone with $1,000 and an Internet connection can access the plastic parts that can be fitted into a gun. Those firearms can't be detected by metal detectors or X-ray machines. The senator says that means anyone can download a gun cheaply, then take the weapons anywhere, including high-security areas.

   I'm not for con control, I do think people should have the right to bear arms, but I do think plastic weapons are a little different, seeing as they're undetected by X-ray machines and can be taken anywhere. So It's understandable that it's scaring people, especially important people. But on the other hand, if someone is planning on killing a person.. I'm pretty sure one law won't stop them from breaking another, such as murder. But seeing as plastic guns aren't really necessary to anyone, I see no reason why banning them is a bad thing.