The Progressives are so afraid that the “commoners” will finally realize their place and plight and will rise up like the Egyptians .... but the Egyptians have no guns, which is exactly they way the Progressives want to keep it. The Progressives always cite that the “rule of law” should prevail regardless how badly they rig it and bastardize it.
Won't make a whit of difference in the long run. Too many patriots backed up by a ton of special forces operators (former, retired or just trained that way) who understand the Doctrine of "Trade Up." If you have a knife or a rock you can GET a handgun or a rifle. If you have a rifle you can GET a mortar, crew served belt fed anything and from there, no limits. You can even begin with a single knife and use the WWII variant of the doctrine. One person get's their first weapon then hands the knife off to somebody else who then goes hunting for a rifle... Gradually you've equipped an army.