We have an actual example: New Orleans, hurricane Katrina.
They tried a full on push for total confiscation, when most residents were either gone or disoriented, and communications was disrupted.
There were a few tense standoffs.
There was embarrassing assaults on elderly.
The most heavily armed were left alone.
Most importantly, there was a behind-the-scenes revolt BY LAW ENFORCEMENT which brought the confiscation to a halt.
We have another example: Waco.
Surprise highly-coordinated raid with maximum talent & equipment.
4 agents killed in minutes (seconds?).
Ending standoff lasted weeks, ending in dozens killed.
You’re expecting hundreds of thousands of raids in a matter of hours, resources stretched thin, yet expect nearly no gov’t casualties and no retaliation (OKC bombing was retaliation for Waco, 183 dead).
We have an actual example: New Orleans, hurricane Katrina.
They tried a full on push for total confiscation, when most residents were either gone or disoriented, and communications was disrupted.
And the end result was a significant number of state laws specifically banning the confiscation of firearms during declared emergencies.
I think it was taken off the FEMA plans as well, but cannot cite a source.
The tyranny would have to control the flow of information at a North Korea level for this to have a chance of working.