Bill, you make light of a few points, not least that all the members of Congress who vex Obama so much were elected. Maybe after a few dozen more Sandy Hooks, and when America's infants are going to school in body armour (which won't be long in coming if you accept Shimrod's analysis), some of the NRA stooges might be voted out.

In the meantime, what about your cops (and Navy Seals for that matter) taking priosners alive occasionally? And just generally shooting a few less people? Hysterical episodes like the Boston marathon aftermath, and the rate at which innocent civilians are shot dead by trigger-happy police, can only fuel the each-man-for-himself mentality that seems to prevail.