>> There is no ‘except in emergencies’ clause in the Constitution and the government cannot shut down the people’s right to keep and bear arms.">> Sadly, the government does this all the time; restricting all sorts of rights. And we, the people, keep going right along with it. Try to fight it and end up like the group that occupied the wild life refuge, either dead or entangled in a court case that more or less ruins your life, even if vindicated. This will be interesting to watch.