We’ll just have to keep our powder dry and give it to them Korean Shopkeeper Style!
I think that any speculation doesn’t begin to be plausible without looking at where federal, state, and municipal legislative bodies might weigh in. They make and enforce the laws and control the purse strings. Then there’s the US military, federal and state militias, and police organizations. How all of these entities might split would determine how everything else would fall into place.
LOL. God Bless Korean Shopkeepers. They don’t back down.
People forget the aftermath of the “Korean shopkeeper” days.
AFAIK, many/most/all were rounded up and arrested. Weapons were confiscated and analyzed. Records were reviewed. Interrogations held.
They didn’t avoid conviction because they were in the right.
They avoided conviction by frequently swapping weapons so everyone’s fingerprints were on everything, and by everyone steadfastly refusing to say anything to authorities. As such, nobody could be tied to any particular shot, or even to shootings at all.
Defending their property was a _very_ risky move, doable via culture of tribal cooperation and coverage.
This may or may not be applicable to the subculture you’re hoping will mirror that behavior.