At some point, you have to drop the fear. And if government finally "goes there", to coin the phrase, "use it or lose it".
One longtime Freepers tagine said it all-you don't go head to head with the goons. You go after the ones who sent them.
Since it is going to be an all-out war for survival, among the first targets should be the households of both the communists who come and the communists who sent them... Think Dresden (British) & Tokyo (U.S.)...