Federal contracting is a low-profile political solution that avoids Second Amendment debates by placing the burden of public gun sales and availability on the manufacturers. It will not necessarily prevent another Virginia Tech-style massacre, but eventually it should dry up the supply of larger, more powerful assault weapons, which are favored by terrorists, criminals, and delusional individuals on the edge of becoming one of the former.
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