I personally believe that it is about confiscation. The government doesn't know how to deter gun crime so they get the idea that if they take away all the guns there will be no gun crime. Making sure that public doesn't have guns also makes it easier to control the flock.
These are the same type of ILK as the animal rights a..holes, they view hunting as barbaric but think nothing of wearing leather shoes etc etc and sitting down to a nice steak dinner or going to Macdonalds.
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