You didn't answer how arming everyone eliminates the terrorism threat. It figures you would dodge the question.
I didn't say that it would. I said it was the best defense against terrorism. That doesn't preclude other measures.
You still haven't justified trashing the Second Amendment, as this measure clearly does. You still haven't answered which Federal agency caught the DC sniper. You still haven't answered the question which Federal agency brought down Flight 92 (there, I made it easy for you).
Our TRILLION dollar military couldn't bring down a single 9-11 highjacked plane but a group of committed citizens got it done and very probably saved the Capitol building, which apparently doen't mean much to you. That doesn't mean we don't need a military, it DOES mean that we're best off trusting our citizens to keep and bear arms. It DOES mean that provisions in law that violate that unalienable right to self defense are void and should not pass the Congress.
There is still time for the conference committe to dump those provisions and still get the PATRIOT Act renewed before it expires. You are whining about nothing.