Captain America is Dead

So I was flipping through the entertainment section of the paper this morning when the title "Captain America is Dead" caught my eye. Having grown up on second hand comics I am one of those people who care when Marvel or DC kill off one of their characters. However, despite the fact that it sucks that America's namesake super hero is dead, America's namesake superhero is dead! The guy who punched Hitler in the face was shot by a sniper on his way to the courthouse for his trial for refusing to sign the superhero registry. Now maybe I'm reading too much into this but what does this really mean for America. The article conjured up images of terror watch lists and if-you're-not-with-us-you're-against-us political posturing. the comic book industry feeds the country' huger for fiction and consequently has its finger on the pulse of the nation. America's freedom fighter is dead, so what is marvel trying to tell us about sentiments in the US towards freedom right now?
Of course maybe he isn't really dead and this is only a clever plot twist but either way I think Captain America has made his point. Rest In Peace.