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Some words from the wise:

“A people armed and free forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition and is a bulwark for the nation against foreign invasion and domestic oppression.”
James Madison

“Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.” - James Madison

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry.

“A people unwilling to use extreme violent force to preserve or obtain their liberty deserves the tyrants that rule them.” Thomas Jefferson

“There is no comparison whatever between an armed and disarmed man; it is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed will obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe....” - Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537.

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” — Thomas Jefferson

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“…Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed....” Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, 1787

“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.”
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 20, 1787

“The Constitution of most of our states (and of
the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824

“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.” – Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, 1833.

“To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them.” — George Mason.

“There exists a law…inborn in our hearts…by natural intuition…if our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right.” — Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero

"...2A Rights Under Attack..."

President Harris will naturally pursue the "low-hanging fruit" by accosting legal gunowners with recent FFL paperwork who are likely still in possession of the firearm they just purchased. So much for the trite boating accident meme.

They will next ask people to turn them in for a below-market absurd "buyback" price that nobody wants. Those not complying will soon have a felony arrest warrant hanging over them. Authorities can connect DMV records. Modern police cruisers can scan plates of every car without officer intervention to front, rear, and even sides with plate scanners. Good luck driving to peacefully go get groceries.

Big Government will subsequently use stronger coercion like switching-off water, stopping food delivery, no mail, no electricity, no natural gas, no heating oil, freezing bank accounts, and canceling credit cards, etc. with the full knowledge 90% of people, or more, will ultimately crack. People will be enticed with $1000 "good citizen bonus" payments to turn-in gunowner friends. Very few shots will be fired.

They will think of even more draconian techniques for the tougher cases. That is my initial prediction on how they will roll. This ain't at all pretty.