RE: Cops would be deployed to arrest the suburbanites who defend themselves.
1) It depends on which suburb and which state.
2) I doubt whether most cops will even obey government orders to arrest those who defend themselves. There would be a massive police rebellion.
Given the current level of BS being shoved off on LEO your item 2 is spot on correct.
I can see a very likely scenario of LEO passing intel to locals as to locations and makeup of anything headed their way.
There are not enough LEO to arrest those defending themselves, nor are there enough LEOs to stop attackers BUT if the LEOs combine with the defenders a group of disorganized rioters will have their butts handed to them.
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