Don’t ever trust the MIL totally.
The Founders were very concerned about it, for good reason. They become dangerously beholden to one person, or at least take their oath very seriously and can easily be used by the people who officially direct them.
Libs “loathe” the MIL - until THEY control what they do. Such is the way of communists and all tyrants.
The founders were on the ball. They knew that a standing army under the control of the CiC could be dangerous so they planned for a citizen force, militia, to counter them. Of course that was in the day when they were pretty much equally armed. Today, there is no actual counter force as the Military has overwhelming firepower. Worse, since our elected officials don’s seem to care what the voters think, there is no check on what has become an oppressive federal government in general and an executive branch in particular.
You must know the Mother In Law I once had to deal with. I have absolutely no doubt that if any type of ‘official’ order (or decree) went out that we had to surrender our firearms then she would be cheerleading it and no doubt one of the first to suggest to officials that I might have somethings they would dearly love to know about.
Oh, no, never trust the Mother In Law!