"you saw what happened in the aftermath of the 2020 election? lot of people were pissed off at the federal government, amongst other things. "
Yeap they where sucked in by Trump telling them the election was stolen, we know know Trump himself knew the election was not stolen but pushed the lie.
Those idiot spurred on by Trump were the threat to to American democracy and are being held accountable.
There is no justification for civilians to own high power weapons like AR-15, none what so every. If there is a threat that requires the use of guns like AR-15 them law enforcement and the military are there for just that
