Ive been in an active forum about gun control; many right-wing fantasies of government utilizing bans on assault weapons as a stepping stone to a police state. God knows I share their paranoia about the government to some extent, but I don't think any gun ban is immanent, and there are good reasons not to ban weapons from the governments perspective. It would simply bankrupt the country to a point of no return to have a war on guns-we have way too many wars to handle as it is....



Besides, given the Obama stimulus bill, does it make any sense to go about banning a tool that provides so many people jobs. Without armed robberies, shootings, and home invasions, much less police might be needed, furthering the unemployment situation. They might all go into the military; then we could afford to send soldiers everywhere including Pakistan if necessary.



No, we need guns to stay sober...