I own exactly zero guns. Urban warfare is as likely to get massive casualties on both sides. Ever heard of an IED? Freedom isn't free and democracy dies with a whimper, not a howl. You want to whimper and cower, or stand for the future of your country? Nazis didn't go away because we asked politely.

Ask the folks at MOVE how well fighting back worked for them

Are you giving the class an example of what happens when we dont stand together?

Because we all already know how cops act when they have the guns and numbers.

We know when they have the guns but not the numbers they escalate and use violence.

But when they dont have the numbers and protestors visibly are carrying rifles, suddenly the cops aren't escalating to violence anymore.

If you aren't familiar with a "visual deterrent" then frankly you're not in a position to be advising people.

Oh, people can't resist a government in the modern age? Tell that to Bashar al-Assad.

It's about getting an AR-15 into the hands of every queer person, brown person, and the allies of such. A single AR-15 is no match. A squad of them in the hands of a mobilized neighborhood however...

You have totally missed the point of arms being a deterrent. YOU are the one thinking in video game terms.

Anecdote: There have been two times I would have likely got my ass kicked out in the woods had I not been open carrying. Like magic, this fucker who loathed me was very, very polite.

For anyone else coming along; Guns are not magical "get off me" totems. You have to put in the time and effort to practice several skills, safety at the top of that list. It is not an easy solution.