Signs on Buses in Wilmington

I wish I had a picture. The DART buses here in Wilmington have big ads on the side that read "F.E.D.U.P. - Felon + Illegal Gun = Federal Time"

F.E.D.U.P. stands for Federal Enforcement Division Urban Policing. Why is the city of Wilmington wasting money on these ridiculous signs? I guess in their infinite wisdom they think a felon is going to read the sign and think "DAMN, I might get federal time for having this gun on me. I should bring it to the next gun buyback."

That sign is about as effective as the "drug free zone" sign that's about 100 feet from where I park. I mean hell, no one sells drugs near that sign, and the needles I see laying around in the gravel are from diabetics not heroin users. The obvious drug-dealers that sometimes park right next to me in the parking lot don't really exist. People park in the middle of the street, honk, then someone comes out of a house, goes to the car window, and then runs back inside. This happens at any time of the day, but what do I know, maybe they're just selling fresh-baked cookies?

Oh, and the sign itself makes no sense. A gun in an inanimate object. It cannot be "illegal." Why not just say "Felon + Gun = Illegal? Maybe because felons already know that their having a gun is a felony and they don't care about that little law because..... wait for it....... they're already felons!

Sometimes I wish I could spend time living in la-la-land so I could actually understand the mindset of the people who've created "gun free zones" & "Drug-Free zones and gun laws in general. Where did the idea that signs were magical talismans capable of warding off crime originate? What half-breed monkey came up with that one?

( I apologize for offending any monkey's who read this. Feel free to throw poop in my general direction if you're so inclined.)