The easiest method of government control has always been through dependency. In a micro sense we see this through the permit and application process. They control what gets built through issuance of a permit, you are therefore dependent on their approval to build something. They control who can carry concealed through dependency on a permit. The more they can make people dependent and destroy independence the easier it is to control them. Over the last two years we have seen an unprecedented attack on independence. Be it small business, large business, and people. Anyone that wants to be independent will be crushed, we'll shut your business down, mandate your compliance, destroy your reputation, use government agencies like osha to force compliance, etc. More and more they're using private industry to circumvent constitutional protections to destroy your independence. Facebook, twitter, walmart etc are all good examples of this. Private industry gets the benefit of pointing the finger at the government. They're also using their gullible population of brown shirt nazi democrats to further their ability to do this.