I’m absolutely anti-gun-violence.

They aren’t the primary cause but they are the target of anti-gunners like Bloomberg/Hillary who would rather attack them than fight the root issues.

Given that the majority of gun violence is caused by drugs, gangs and poverty be sure to take the guns away from drug dealers, drug users, and criminal gangs.

Hmm.

Great points!

How about #GunviolencehasPLUNGED50%overthepast20years

Everytown is not a gun safety organization. The NRA has taught gun safety classes to 28 Million children.

The root cause of gun violence is drugs, gangs and poverty - not the NRA.

I don’t think Smart is an ex-Mormon.

From the government’s point of view, we are all criminals. Hence the justification for the Massive Surveillance Dragnet on all Americans

Right.

Gawker.com frequently does the same in its blatant anti-self-defense coverage.

Breaking the law IS crime.

All citizens are now considered to be enemies of the state. That is why all digital communications are now tracked and recorded and digital dossiers are being built on all citizens.

If intentional violation of the law and turning citizens into enemies of the government isn't offensive enough to you, you may want to reevaluate your principles.

The government has repeatedly lied about spying on the American people, lied to congress, abused their authority in data collection and even STOLE encryption codes from Gemalto in Europe.

In reality, I think that the answer is zero. I was just trying to be generous.

The Inspector General couldn’t find a single major terrorist attack that has been stopped by this MASSIVE SURVEILLANCE DRAGNET and not by conventional means.

There isn’t a single major act of terrorism that has been stopped by the massive surveillance dragnet and not from conventional means.

The next meaningful questions is as follows: