I don't think people understand the fine line a government has to walk in order to carry on any kind of domestic war against gun owners or militas. You say firearms are no match for tanks? Regardless if they are or not, if people see tanks marching down the streets crushing sub divisions and apartments, then the governments cards are on the table. It is a pretty awesome display of power and authority to do something like that. They can't afford to try that without having an even greater resistance.
Nothing like a few dead children to get entire towns revolting.
The other key thing is, how many soldiers are going to ignore orders when they have to raid their own country?
There are many factors, including firearms, that could make defending ourselves against the government very successful. Face it even if only 1% of american's didn't hand in their weapons that is still a massive undertaking to go door to door looking for those needles in a haystack.
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‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’
— Mahatma Ghandi
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