There are now so many laws, you have to wonder . . .
Think you’re a law-abiding citizen? You might not be as squeaky clean as you think. And a SWAT team barging through your front door could be the first clue that you’re a suspected felon.
Can’t happen here? Don’t bet on it. The federal criminal code lists more than 4,450 criminal offenses, and Congress adds more than 50 new ones to that number every year.
More frightening, it is estimated that unelected bureaucrats have created up to 300,000 regulations that may be enforced with criminal penalties!
And those numbers—as staggering as they are—don’t include all the state and local laws and regulations that govern your everyday behavior.
Are you still sure you didn’t cross the line somewhere today—even if it was an honest mistake?
Take the following quiz to see if you can detect how the “overcriminalization” of America wrecked the lives of five people who thought they were law-abiding citizens and consider—could it happen to you?
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