It is understandable that the system is attempting to protect and perpetuate itself, but the fact that it has to engage in such self-rescue efforts indicates it is not a system worthy of rescue. It got itself into this mess and will not be able to recover. It was flawed from the beginning, based as it is on an erroneous view of human nature. When gun-grabbers engage in their pilfering, they always try to reassure their victims. We just want to make sure that the kinds of people who buy it are going to have it and use it responsibly.
Responsible people seek to defend their communities and their families from unjust attack.
The growing perception that Americans are besieged by their own government is based in reality, not in misplaced paranoia. Everyone knows about Ruby Ridge and Waco, but there are more recent events with dimensions that highlight this problem of a besieged American citizenry. Take as one example the recent riots in Cincinnati. Returning us to a Hobbesian state of nature, the government has become the enemy of those who created it. Of course there are certain people out there who should not have weapons, ideally, since they are unstable-but the answer to that problem is not gun restrictions, but better training for the Secret Service.