It isn't a fear, it's reality. This past winter, the ATF issued a regulation—without any action by Congress—that retroactively turned millions of Americans into

It isn't a fear, it's reality. This past winter, the ATF issued a regulation—without any action by Congress—that retroactively turned millions of Americans into felons unless they gave up or destroyed their firearms or applied for a special permit and consented to being tracked by the government. Challenges are working their way through the courts (and so far not friendly to the ATF), but that takes time, and in any case, doesn't change the fact that they are trying to take Americans' guns. You should very much doubt the narrative in the article. Violent crime in the United States is very much trending downward. Even the crazy riots of 2020, while an uptick from 2019, were nothing compared to 1991. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-...