As an owner (well actually my husband is) of an AR-15 assault rifle and other fine weaponry and a member of my local gun club and the NRA, I'd like to say the following.

First, the law that didn't allow clips of more than 10 rounds was a joke. It only prevented the manufacture of larger clips after a certain deadline so the manufacturers cranked out millions of these clips before the manufacturing ban took place. The purchase of said clips was never outlawed. I have pre-ban clips in my home that have been purchased in just the past few years.

Second - the best way to insure that a military does not take over a government is to allow the people to bear arms. This is any military, anywhere.

Funny how this ban was set to expire just a couple of months before a presidential election.