> the very same people panicking about imminent fascist takeover are simultaneously panicking that anyone other than the government has guns

Well, you've just proven yourself wrong. I am panicking over a fascist takeover and I don't think that only the government should have guns. I also know that I'm not alone in this sentiment.

> So I don't believe that any event can shock the hubris out of smart people and their tidy moral rubrics

Does this include yourself?