The new features on currency did not stop counterfeiters. Criminals who want handguns to committ crimes still get handguns.
The "Patriot" Act, the "real" ID act, HR 4437, etc, are globalists' dreams. These people had these laws in the works for years, but they couldn't pass it in Congress.
The globalists waited for the right "crisis" to emerge, and then they got all their hearts' desires. They were correct in assuming that the American people would become docile as sheep when facing a national security threat.