Army veteran Nathan Haddad has been arrested in upstate New York for having some 30-round magazines. The charge is ‘criminal possession of a weapon’ which I find very interesting, considering that there was no actual weapon involved. (A magazine without a gun is no more dangerous than a picture of a gun.)

What is the benefit to society of turning thousands, or hundreds of thousands, or millions of previously law-abiding and productive citizens into criminals? I’m reminded of when marijuana was outlawed, turning a bunch of innocent potheads who weren’t hurting anyone into instant felons. How has that worked out?