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> Banning something has proven to never work in history.

By definition there are lots of banned things in every legal system, and I'd argue many of them for very good reasons.

What's usually ineffective is banning something without providing a viable alternative.

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What are some examples of banned items that have good reasons to be banned, in your opinion? (excluding explosives)

smoking in public places.

alcohol sold to minors.

unlicensed doctors.

guns.

hard drugs.

tanks as private vehicles.

old polluting cars.

the list is endless.

Hmm... I only agree that two of these should be illegal, which are alcohol sold to minors and tanks as private vehicles. Every other one has many aspects that I don't want a government involved in. But there's a lot to be written about that.

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