First, I would say this is poorly written coming from a professor at a state university. The author can't seem to make up her mind when it comes to self-defense: "...unless there can be absolutely no doubt that it really took place in self-defense. No more "standing our ground" based on perceived threats." Which is it going to be? A perceived threat in the heat of the moment is a legitimate threat to me, that's my "perception". 

The massive distribution of any product(s) by large corporations for pure profit isn't just limited to gun manufacturers. By that logic I guess you don't own a cell phone, right? 

I didn't see any "wild ranting attacks", unless of course you mean some of the longer comments where people presented facts and valid arguments? On top of that, no one said that guns were the answer to social ills other than the use of a firearm in self-defense. Perhaps you're so "blindly devoted"  to the erosion of our civil liberties you failed to see that?