These were government sponsored just as the restrictions preventing law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms for their protection are government sponsored.
"The thought of government drones buzzing overhead monitoring the activities of law-abiding citizens runs contrary to the notion of what it means to live in a free society, " Grassley said.
And while there is no question that procedural requirements like background checks are permissible, that does not mean that the government may place an undue burden on the right of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves.