What I have made out, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, is that through out the yammering of the political left both politicians, media and entertainment is that the right to defend ones self is entirely based off the persons tax bracket, importance (self or otherwise inflated by same left media) and political standing. The "do as I say, not as I do" has come out in such mass forms that its a wonder the public in general hasn't rose up and cried foul. Listen to me as I tell you armed security in your childs school is a horrible idea, but don't pay attention as my children are shuttled to elite private schools with round the clock armed security. Your child may be special to you but not as special as mine.
I'm going to introduce legislation to ban the types of rifles and how many rounds it can hold but pay no mind to the armed federal officers that protect me at every turn with souped up versions of the rifles I'm about to tell you are evil and do nothing but kill people. Since my life, my political standing and social stature make me worth more than the average person in America.
This is basically what I have interpreted from the left since the shooting in Conneticut. That movie stars, media anchors, politicians and "political talk show hosts" are worth more to the world than the average American and their family. They wanted and got universal health care coverage, why are we not afforded universal protection. If they have it, why can't I?