This all started with another "trial balloon" ..a pretty serious one, back in the 90s. This trial balloon was to see how the people and the media react to a terrible outrage by elected leaders.. against American citizens.
The murders at Waco hit a new low..especially since they could have grabbed koresh as he jogged between the compound and Waco..a daily occurance. But the Washington crowd wanted to test the people and the media..so 76 Americans, many women & children, were shot, crushed or burned to death!
What did most politicians say? ....nothing What did the "watchdog" media say?....nothing In fact I can recall when Koresh asked "Where are the reporters?"...
Meanwhile, the reporters were in a building about mile away, singing a song, mocking the plight of those entrapped in the compound.. No wonder Holder feels confident in his pronouncement.
Let's review the seige at Waco..notice, at about the 4 minute mark, how some of the G-men climb into the building..
and shoot back at their pals ..likely, the Davidians were blamed for that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KliUNoLb7rU Reno's gang said the Davidians stayed in the firey buildings, thereby committing suicide. This video, at about the 4 minute mark, shows where there was one exit which was not on fire...and the "heroes" were firing on that exit..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdPtDJ02Jn0 Now, with DHS having bought 1.5 billion hollow point rounds,.. 7,000 M-16s and.. 2700 armored vehicles...
I guess it would not be hard to visualize how a "2nd amendment holdout" could be treated..