Just imagine if those Ukrainian folks had rifles and SMGs and shot every Soviet commie pr*ck in the face when they came to take the food.
And did so every damn time they came.
It’s easy to take from people who can’t fight back. Not so much when your own life will get shortened.
That’s why it’s said “If someone wants to take your guns away, it’s because they want to do something to you that you won’t let them do if you still have your guns”.