including their SWAT Teams
Especially their SWAT teams.
The best body armor out there doesn’t hold up very well against rifle ammo like .30-06 or 7.62 mm, and none of it covers one’s face. If a shooting war ever starts, there will be many casualties on both sides. That’s why both sides better think twice (thrice!) before giving up on the ballot box. People in government who push for violence and rebels who are eager to go to blows with the government need to be aware that the violence and destruction goes both ways and the end results are unpredictable. A rebellion that loses would guarantee far more tyranny than we currently have for example.
The ballot box and peaceful, nonviolent protest/civil disobedience like we saw at the Bundy ranch are still the best means to resolve our differences peacefully.