As with gun control laws, all it means is that law abiding citizens will have another law to remember to obey while the criminals all do as they please. And no, I am not an NRA member. Frankly, I'd rather we go the way Sweden did. Naked is OK, guns and killing aren't.

Every form of ID can be faked, if you have the right $$$. Holograms on Visa cards and drivers licenses made a difference for what? A month? And now, the fake ones are everywhere.

The thing that needs to be done is for us all to start actively participating in our own safety. This means law officials, government, the intelligence field, and you and me, Joe and Jane Citizen.

National ID cards will do nothing more than make your wallet fatter, but open, alert eyes may avert another disaster.