Your friendly local police backed up by the federal gun gestapo ala New Orleans
Right up to the point that they meet the half-million youngsters back from Iraq and Afghanistan. Who've been receiving on-the-job training about urban combat and Improvised Explosives for the last 3½ years.
Try telling them they don't have any rights any more, and it'll get real messy real quick.
Optimist. I was thinking that it would have been right up to the point where they met a few old f@rts of my generation who got back from Viet Nam 38 years ago.
You are one of the more well informed who post here, and I'm sure you remember the marine officer quiz of several years ago when they were asked if they would participate in disarming civilians.
If nothing else good comes from this war, at least we have a fresh bunch of young, combat experienced veterans to keep the Feds from getting too frisky with their 'search and seizure tactics'.
Semper Fidelis