32 years ago, Sarah Brady was probably told the same thing when she tried to get guns banned after her husband was shot. She single handedly revived the anti-gun movement in the United States. The thread of gun control still looms in this country, but gun and ammo sales are at an all time high.
Maybe we need a similar industry boogeyman. Blame it on the spouse of a pool player who got hit in the face by a jumped cue ball during the Las Vegas Nationals could spark this. Thousands of people rushing out to buy jump cues before they're perceived to be banned.
I can see the arguments, such as why would anyone need more than one jump cue? Or blame those evil features, 12 ounces of less, 40" inches and 1 piece phenolic. The domestic jump cue makers will seize the opportunity to ban imported jump cues, while making exemptions for their own. Samsara already had a cottage industry of supplying jump tips made out of water-buffalo instead of G10 phenolic, maybe they will diversify into hollow extensions (bring a cue past 40").
Pay Earl enough money and he'll come out as a spokesman for jump cues, as he snarls "you can take my 82" jump cue from my cold dead hands". Then Jayson Shaw comes along and borrows it, breaks it in half in frustration, it will still be legal (over 40" inches).
