It would be great if this author would also point out the barriers in place that would prevent this from happening.
It seems to me that he has no knowledge of these so he resorts to panic bomb-throwing by tossing the Posse Comitatus and the Insurrection Acts into the mix. Pretty irresponsible IMO.
Again, regardless of some Gen X staff member's & Beto (trust-fund baby) ideas, Obama looked into every way to screw gun-owners/business/industry over and didn't find anything else than what he did.
Plus, there is no provision in the NFA to encompass semi-auto firearms, and if some law tried it would violate "ex post facto" provisions (prohibited by Article I, Section 10, Clause 1) in the Constitution, and also, the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
We must all remain vigilant and use whatever legal tools to pushback on any crap that this fraud-ridden & compromised administration tries to do. Also, those "legal" GA residents need to stand up and vote on Jan 5th so the Repubs retain the Senate.