No, I'm not saying that we should just bow down to the government because they have superior technology. I'm just pointing out that guns are not the great equalizer they appear to be when trying to topple such a well funded military.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell