No, the real concern that this has brought to the public’s attention is that every Federal regulatory agency from the FDA to the Department of Education has assembled its very own SWAT teams and a para military capability. Why? The operative word here is ‘regulatory’. These agencies were not intended to have law enforcement powers. In the past, they did their jobs peacefully, through the courts and in cooperation with local and state authorities. Now, we have no knock raids happening at dairy farms and private food co-ops over things as silly as raw milk and heritage pig breeds. This, in states where such products are LEGAL, and in cases where nothing crossed state lines. The last time I checked, the Commerce Clause really does have some limits.

Consider that, over the last three administrations, Posse Comitatus has been gutted, multiple Supreme Court orders have simply been ignored, the War Powers Act has been violated multiple times, the most comprehensive surveillance of citizens in our history has been implemented, Congress has authorized the electronic centralization of American’s personal information and been granted authority to regulate what we can and cannot purchase (Obamacare), and the latest administration has even claimed the authority to suspend Habeas Corpus, seize all private property and assets even in peace time, and assassinate private citizens at will. Is it really surprising that a large swath of the American public has become just a wee bit paranoid?

I would expect journalists at Gun Digest to address such serious topics with something more than a short, flippant article chalking it all up to ignorance.