It's a given. The petty tyrants will use every lackey they can muster.
As for "like prohibition," forfeiture of your gallon of gin is much easier to tolerate, than is forfeiture of your arsenal. IOW, conviction in court will be like prohibition (no conviction), but the downside risk is remarkably different.
It was not illegal to posses booze during prohibition, just to produce, distribute, or sell it.