I've actually given this a fair amount of thought.
What good is the cartridge box in modern times? Against whom to we fight? Representatives of government and, now, industry, are well-protected. What sort of defense against small drones can a typical person raise? We certainly cannot assemble, what with the ability of modern government to monitor communications, disrupt plans, and protect themselves. It was much different in the 1700's, 1800's, and even the early 1900's. Then, we had a clear shot.
Unless we were able to muster overwhelming numbers -- only reasonable if we were invaded by a foreign nation -- then we would likely be picked off. Remember the numbers.... even in the 1700's, only 3% or so were ready and willing to rebel. We'd need some sort of critical mass to become ungovernable and directly/physically rebellious.
Personally, to me, it seems that firearms are only useful for local defensive combat. If the government sent teams, or if the SHTF and you were defending your bugout spot from local looters, then they'd be quite useful. Other than that, I cannot think of how they could be employed successfully.
Oh sure, one or two people could create an incident or two. They, of course, would be painted as extremist loons, and unless there was a level of universal anger among the populace, their sacrifice would not be a spark of something bigger.
I don't feel we can think tactically. I feel we need to be far more strategic in our thinking.
Well stated.
Correct. Who are you going to shoot? Your Biden-voting neighbor?
A good scenario as to how you could take on a Biden-type tyranny is in John Ross’s book “Unintended Consequences,” where instead of going after the highly protected, gated elites, the rebels begin destroying the entire fabric of government by taking out Fish and Game wardens, postal carriers, smaller hubs of government offices. Basically they take out everyone who cannot be protected and who quit, leaving the government incapable of even collecting taxes.