this type of story is just an indicator of the larger problem. We don't live in a free country, and the government isn't here to help you. You can't live as you please, you must conform. if you don't conform, you must have mental problems, and therefore be commited.
These statements seem to be lunacy, except that they are currently pretty much true. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. This same type of story is going to become quite common, as the conformity squads make their rounds to make sure we all act normal. Our lives are going to become the fodder for a good sci-fi story, except----, it will actually be really happening. Do you conform? Do you go along with what your local authorties tell you is the truth? Do you submit to authority in the name of public safety? Do you think all these laws that have been recently enacted are for your own good? Do you think letting some TSA agent grab your package, or a woman's privates , really make it safer to fly? Do you think letting a TSA rep stick his hands down , and touch your child's genitals, makes your flight safer? You get my point. We have all been brainwashed on the nectar of cooperation with authorities at any price. When does the price get too expensive?
Some say we deserve what we have now. No matter which side of the fence you fall on, you got what you got. We are all in it for the long haul. Get used to the subjugation of any rights you ever thought you had, cause you don't have them anymore. The Constitution is just a meangless piece of paper that is a minor inconvienence to these brainiacs who run the government. This...is the new normal.
You can check your guns at the door.