[William Tell]

Mat_Helm said: "Not one inch of ground and not one weapon will I give up to anyone that attempts to take them in any fashion while I breath."

That's fine.

But I am reminded of the words of General Patton:
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."

A rifle confiscated anywhere in this country is the same as a rifle confiscated from my own home.

[William Tell]

Here's a further clarification.

A person jailed and charged with a crime for failing to register a rifle is the same as confiscating that rifle.