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[DanTex]

54. Are you asking how guns and drugs are different?

The real question is, how are they not different? The supply, demand, and distribution are all completely different. The markets for the two bear basically zero resemblance to each other. It's like asking how is the market for eBooks different from the market for crude oil. Where to begin?
--A gun is a heavy piece of metal, drugs are substances distributed in little plastic bags
--Guns are made in factories, drugs are either grown or manufactured in labs
--Drugs are addictive
--The market for illegal drugs is a lot bigger than for illegal guns
--Drugs are a repeat purchase, guns are generally a one-time thing
--etc.

To appreciate the difference, just look at what happens in countries where both are banned or at least highly regulated. Let's take the UK for example. It's really hard to get a gun there. Drugs, pretty easy.

Sure, a determined criminal who really wants a gun can probably get one in the UK, but most people there, including people who commit crimes, just forego the gun, not worth the effort or risk of getting one.