Well, I'll admit this article stretches the imagination, but I still think it's a good exercise in thought, in what COULD BE. In order to understand and appreciate reality from any perspective, you also have to look at EVERY perspective. It helps if you can keep an open mind about it.
The sniper has been pretty successful so far, and I wouldn't doubt if he travels with another person for cover.
And he could be disgruntled ex-military.
Could someone be paying him or putting him up to this?
I think's it's a possibility and not a reality.
But these people have a right to feel defensive and look at the worst case scenario.

From Bush's perspective, why take over the whole world if you can't contain the subversives in your own country? Of course they fear power, power of the people.
And DO I think they could fix the next election.
It's one of my "fears".
With the workings of Echelon and all the back door programs they own and control, I'm sure they're working on it like bandits.

Listen, eventually to control the US public, they'll have to take our weapons from us.
So, the NRA is no less paranoid, than say GWB himself.