Is it wise for Minnesota to ban smoking in....?

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your personally owned vehicle?
They want to make it a law, but is it wise when smokers will stop shopping in their state.  Smokers are already banned from public places, I know several shoppers who dine through drive throughs instead of restaurants.  So they've lost revenue already.  
Wouldn't the shopping outweigh the fine?   So few smoke in their cars now, & then they have to catch those who will.  Slim chance, isn't it?

Mutt · Accepted Answer

Stop reading just the headlines and read the entire story.

1. It is only if you have kids in the car with you, and

2. It would be a secondary offense (meaning they cannot stop you for it, but can give you a ticket if they stop you for something else).

Is it wise? It is a trend other states are going to. Minnesota is not the first state do ban smoking in bars and restaurants, and will not be the last. Initially, it did stop some people from going out, but now that it has been in effect for a while, business is coming back. 

As for shopping, it will not effect that much at all. People from out of state coming to Minnesota are going primarily to one place: Mall of America. This will not stop them from doing that.

Starr · Answer

My boyfriend and I just went to Minnesota last summer. He was able to smoke outside of the airport, and outside of the mall and restaurants we were at. Its no different where we live, Washington state, you can only smoke inside Indian owned places like casinos. But I think they should make it a law that you cant smoke in your own car, thats just dumb.

i am cute · Answer

in my opinon yes because 
1 it can start a fire.
2 smoking is bad for u so they only want to help
think about it...

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