to this kind of discussion, I feel I should point out that our very own (then) Republican-controlled government was merrily going door-to-door and forcibly confiscating guns.
Using Blackwater goons, at that.
[link|http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Katrina+confiscate+guns+Blackwater&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8|Check it.]
That's it. Talk amongst yourselves.