I thought through the situation some years ago and concluded that the only choice I had was to withdraw my consent to be governed. The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, were being deliberately and systematically ignored.
I saw somebody else claim that recently and he received much the same response I did; that is, it doesn't matter whether you consent or not.
But I disagree. My withdrawal of consent has the same moral force as that of our Founders when they wrote the Declaration of Independence. If I obey the law today it is not because I value the benefit to others. It is solely because it benefits me. I think that distinction is very important.
Will I ever consent to be governed again in the future? Perhaps. The Heller decision is a step in the right direction. The foot-dragging in the lower courts has, however, continued. We'll see.
Withdrawing my consent to be governed – I like that.
I’ll put this in starker terms – if they don’t have to follow the rule of law, than neither do we.