The very important difference is We The People have 25M AR-15’s and countless other firearms.
We still have more guns than the government……..and it isn’t particularly close.
I turn 64 this summer. Regretably, I fully expect to be firing on fellow Americans in my lifetime. It all depends on what the crazies want to do. I am not happy about it and if we can remain Godly, then His Plan will prevail. But for me personally, I have run out of cheeks to turn.
Government controls distribution of food, potable water, and electricity and they know it, with transportation a level down. If you think ARs are enough to overcome that systematically, good luck organizing and sustaining anything with cameras on every street, attack drones, etc.
Those committed to liberty have a poor grip on logistics.