Original sentence: , citizens theoretically are sovereign, though their sovereignty is expressed collectively.Advocates for citizens having the right to bear arms often point tototalitarian regimes that passed gun control legislation as a first step of their reign of terror.Many places, such as New York, New York have had such laws for many years without becoming totalitarian.Some of the controversy surrounding this issue in the United States is based on  interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.Some persons oppose registration of guns or licensing of gun owners because if captured, the associated records would provide military invaders with a means for locating and eliminating law-abiding, (i
Edited sentence: , citizens theoretically are sovereign, (an they actually believe this) though their sovereignty is expressed collectively.Many places, such as New York, New York have had such laws for many years without becoming totallitarian.Some of the controversy surrounding this issue is based on  interpretation of the Second Amendment to the U.Some persons oppose registration or guns or licensing of gun owners because if captured, the associated records would provide military invaders with a means for locating and eliminating law-abiding, (i.There may be a historical regularity in that totalitarian regimes pass gun control legislation as a first step of their reign of terror