Scary stuff. I have the right to bear arms. Until, I think maybe,possibly,ummmm, ahhhh, no but, because I am a Cop.
In all honesty, stocking up isn't a bad idea. Who knows what "tax" will be applied to gun purchases in the comming years.
I doubt thats an issue.
Think about it America has more arms than poeple.
The culture of gun ownership will likely never change.
I also agree with your assesment its probably wise to have a large stockpile of amo.
I am fond of steel cans of 7.62x39.
Just keep it secured so if your home is broken into it spills out into the streets.
Next issue not touched upon...
When I was a kid even in bleeding heart liberal Canada you saw gun sin pick truck windows and racks in homes. You even saw them on shoulders in cases ( long guns that is ) as people walked from home to car to place to city transit bus in some cases....
This was not an issue because violent crime was not an issue.
Statistics show us violent crime is infact in decline and has been for years, but people believe things are worse because in many cases you see it more of it on the news....
Police are scared because when they do happen upon someone with a gun thats not hidden odds are there will be trouble.
Police also like to kick in doors these day with guns drawn if you happen to own a registered fire arm because they think everyone is a criminal and they have just cause to enter your home.....
Who is to blame?
I think we all are.
We let things get out of hand.
We let the police sticj their noses in our buisness too far.
We let politicians have too much say in our private lives.
And we did this because we were too apethetic to anythiong about it.
We let them pass laws that serve the interests of a few special interets groups.
We allow them to snoop on us ( well we have let them do that up here for decades, Just say the word Comunist.... )
We let our society become unequal and unjust.
We have only ourselves to blame for all of it.