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I'd bet 80% of gun owners would bring their guns in on the required day to their local collection points without fail rather than face going to federal prison. The remaining ones would then be rounded up and made an example of.

Do you really think Americans would stand up en masse to the government? Some would, yes… but most Americans would just complain, blog, and post on boards like this… but in the end just do what they're told and even show up bright and early to turn in their guns so they wouldn't have to stand in line all day.

If it's numbers that makes you believe it couldn't be done… China manages to control 1,000,000,000,000 people without constant violence. It's amazing how quickly people will cow when you take out 1% and make examples of them.

If you want an example closer to home, just recall a few years ago when Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana… they confiscated firearms from the citizens there, and the only story that made the news was the little old lady they wrestled to the ground to take her pistol. What happened then?? Outrage? yes… so what? If 3 or 4 250# cops will do that to a little old lady, what do you think they would do to you or I?

I'm telling you, the only hope is to sludge up the system with non-violent action and replace them all democratically. In my example, few would die, and we'd come out with our system still intact. With the alternative, we move to a police state, thousands die, and we come out being the country that's the closest thing to China.