Except that no one threatened the jack booted authorities with bathtub gin.
Is it possible that DHS will interject itself into this when gun owners resist? Claim they are being terrorists by resisting Coumo the yo yo?
When Representatives get shot in the ass, they may have no choice but to stand on their position.
It's a given. The petty tyrants will use every lackey they can muster.
As for "like prohibition," forfeiture of your gallon of gin is much easier to tolerate, than is forfeiture of your arsenal. IOW, conviction in court will be like prohibition (no conviction), but the downside risk is remarkably different.