Yes, they are acting in fear, fear of what they really do not understand. This is what it is all about "divide and conquer while reinforcing the authority of the fed". More power for the fed by disarming us, making us rely on them even more. The fact of the matter is there is more guns than people in the United States. Sooo if there was really a gun problem there would be waaay more murders going on. And its convenient that they leave out the fact of how guns have helped many people in self defense cases. The mainstream media also leaves out the fact that more people are murdered with blunt objects such as hammers than rifles. So should we ban Hammers? Of course not, that would be silly. People need to look at the facts(Homicide Statistics) and stop listing to other peoples opinions, especially children's opinions .