DRUG LAWS A SOLUTION TO GANGS

Dear Editor:

I'm writing about Keith Baldrey's thoughtful column, Solution to gangs
lies in drug laws (Opinion, The Record, Nov. 14, 2007).

The only way to effectively deal with the drug gangs is to put them
out of business.

The only way this can be accomplished is to regulate, control and tax
the products that they deal in.

And this can only be accomplished with legalization.

All other efforts are counterproductive.

Only legal products of any kind can be regulated, controlled and taxed
by any government.

Of course, the drug war cheerleaders will claim that re-legalizing our
now illegal drugs will be giving in to the drug dealers and drug cartels.

When we re-legalized the drug alcohol, did we give in to the alcohol
cartels?

No. We put them out of business.

Kirk Muse

Mesa, Ariz.