The real point many anti gun people fail to see is the end game. The ability to have a gun is our RIGHT as americans. Now they took fully autos off the table, I guess thats reasonable, but this whole "assault weapons" ban is a ruse. They are not just going after assault weapons, its merely the first step in a plan. Assault weapons are responsible for very little of the gun deaths in this country. So you know handguns are the main culprit, so those will be up next on the chopping block.
Now you can miss me with all this conspiracry bullshyt. I really dont get into that shyt. But history has a pattern, and when you start a path of disarming the people. Its usually leads to something awful.
Now people will come in and say "your handgun aint going to stop a predator missle" or "your rifle aint gonna stop a tank" or some other nonsense.
You have to realize. The military turning its own guns on the people is the hardest part of a government takeover. Since those in the military are people, and they dont want to kill their own countrymen, families and friends.
But what you fail to see is, that sending the army after the people is the LAST resort of a tyrannical govt. They do not want that, under any circumstance. They do not want street fighting with small arms breaking out all over the place at the same time.
Disarming the people, gradually, and easing into a complacent state of no weapons is best for the powers that be.
You see, once you disarm the people, you wont need to send the troops in to control them. You simple use your pen and sign laws into effect that determine what will be done.