Should cigarettes be banned?

There has been a recent push in some communities to try and put a public smoking ban in place. In my home community of Fond du Lac, we have it so that there is no smoking in any public building. It has made things a lot nicer when you go into a bar, restaurant, or bowling alley.

There are those who believe that it is free choice that they should smoke and be able to smoke anywhere. They especially hate it when it happens to bowling alleys and bars. These two spots are the most smokers love to have a smoke in public. I know that in Fond du Lac and other communities they were very mad when we took away the ability to smoke in bars and bowling alleys.

On the other hand you have those who don't want smoking to be in a public place. There are those older people and also those who have lung problems and need oxygen tanks. Because of this and smoking in bars and other public places, some of them can't even enter if they want to because they risk death. It isn't fair that they cannot enter a public place just because of other people's habits.