“...When one side pushes, you have to push back harder to make it stop. This idea of a measured response only causes us to lose ground, one pebble at a time...”
Preaching to the choir, my friend.
But the cops will never give up their perceived monopoly on ownership of force.
Yes, you are right, and that is how we win. Enough of them will support our side, knowing that they can never reach us in time to protect us, and support our need to have the right types of arms to defend us until they arrive.