[MrB]

The elites know that guns are the final line in the sand that they cross only when they’re ready to be shot at.

They’ll usurp as much power as they can before attempting that one.

[Czar]

"The elites know that guns are the final line in the sand that they cross only when they’re ready to be shot at."

Or when they're ready for their puppets to be shot at, perhaps a fatal miscalculation by the elites.