Isn't this the same type of governmental intrusion that led to some problems in Massachusetts in 1775?
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
Actually, very similar. General Gage had sent British troops to Lexington and Concord to confiscate cannon held by the colonists.
You know, Mass could really go for symbolism by publically confiscating firearms at Concord, just to show that tyranny wasn't defeated.