Are the Second Amendment "rights" of Americans really being "threatened" - or is this complaint just another gimmick to get the right-wing, reactionary base "fired up" for 2012?

greek- my point, since you did not grasp it, was ... all the president's armed men were not able to stop a shooting right under their noses. And Brady, of course, was shot himself.and reagan supported, after his presidency, a couple of gun CONTROL measures, including the Brady bill.Yes and the Brady campaign was formed by Mrs. Brady about that time. the greek said"I thought everyone that has knowledge of guns knew that".

And, I am gonna protect myself and my family !! Do not be fooled into thinking that someone is gonna want to protect you and yours. I would think that the power outage this last year would have taught people something. At the minimum people should have learned that others flip out if McDonalds, WalMart and the gas stations aren't open for business !! When that happens, I wanna be out of sight and armed. If the BlackHawks come for you, then you are SOL. Sorely out of luck.

Bob don't be rediculous. Slowly removing your constitutional rights is the beginning of a apathetic, defensless society being controlled. It starts with the seemingly small things.

Let me see if I understand this, greek. When the full might of the (former?) US military turns against me, with an Apache helicopter strafing my house... YOU will come to the rescue, with your 30 round AR platform semi-auto rifle?

For some reason, that notion does not give me an overwhelming sense of security.

Yes and the Brady campaign was formed by Mrs. Brady about that time. I thought everyone that has knowledge of guns knew that.