
This is apples and apples, or oranges and oranges if you prefer. In both cases, Big Gov is expected to "protect" us from ourselves. The FDA is supposed to protect us from snake oil salesmen yet they approve drugs that are known, in some cases, to cause pretty severe side effects. Now the pearl clutchers are demanding that Big Gov step in and save them from the super deadly black guns. The point is, Big Gov is a proven loser in protecting us from drugs, guns, poor education, nutrition, etc.