Handled correctly, I think that’s exactly what they’ll do in a rushed situation like the one in question. But everyone has to make their own choice whether or not it’s worth dying to make a political statement (and in a tiny place like the USVI, you are absolutely going to die if you resist). CONUS and AK, you might have enough fellow patriots to prevail, although the first guys to resist are still getting splattered. Now don’t get me wrong—there’s definitely a time to say “F*** it.” For example, had Hitlery won and somehow successfully rescinded the Bill of Rights, I probably would not have used the strategy I advocated above. In fact I might have just gone on offense figuring all was lost anyway. But I wouldn’t be willing to die in order to make a statement against a local governor who is probably going to get smacked down hard over this decision.
It's not a political statement. It's an act of pure survival.
You let the Gestapo take your guns, you're at their mercy, and that of any machete wielding thug marauders who happen upon you after the storm.
" die in order to make a statement against a local governor who is probably going to get smacked down hard over this decision"
The statement isn't political, and it isn't aimed at the local governor...
The statement is: If you come to confiscate our guns, you will be shot. And the target audience is the fools who would follow such an order, no matter who issues it.
Think long-game. If there's no one who's willing to die to follow some idiot's orders, the idiots won't really be in charge, will they?