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It would mean bloody fighting almost block by block with a ferocity that would not spare women and children.

Only if the government wants it that way.
Only if the government believes Might Is Right.
Only if the Will of the People means nothing.

If the people want less government within their local area, and wish to be left alone, then government should respect that. If the government insists that the people need to bend their knee and submit, then that provides justification for a war of ferocity.

No one should attack the government. The right revolution involves creating a situation where the government is ignored and inconsequential. If the government attacks us as a result of that, then that's another thing.

Hear! HEAR! THE MAN!

We keep our powder dry until the Redcoats march on U.S.

If elections and civil disobedience work cause a peaceful revolution - I’m all for it.

But if peaceful redress fails and the federal government strikes with the mailed fist of law enforcement or military formations...

“SURRENDER, YOU DAMN REBELS!” said the British officer.

“Stand your ground, men. Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”

-Captain Parker, U.S. Army, April 19, 1775, Lexington, Massachusetts

Your scenario involves poor strategy and unrealistic assumptions.

First, there will be disputes in "local areas" about whether or not federal laws should be ignored. There will be plenty of tweeners who will want freedom but also benefits. And the main issue will be the payment of taxes. The government cannot be expected to ignore nonpayment. And those who depend on the government for their living will not take kindly to neighbors whom they perceive as trying to destroy them.

You speak of the "Will of the People" when the whole point is that this collective will is not unitary or unanimous. The government will go after nonpayers on the grounds that they are defying the law of the land and the popular will.

The government has full, legitimate authority to enforce tax collection and it will make examples of those who break the law. Moreover, it's more than happy to leave people alone who pay all their taxes but reject all benefits - that means more funds to allocate for fewer people.