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The whole thing is so situational that it's hard to make any blanket statements about what one would do when faced with the whole unconstitutional confiscation nightmare.

I'd likely not give up my life resisting such an order, since I do have a wife and kiddies, and I would be loathe to endanger them by offering violent resistance.

I would think it wiser in my case to comply with as little assistance coming from me as possible, and I certainly would not be adverse to giving Clintonian answers to any questions. I would certainly try to get names, request to see a warrant, record what I could and get receipts for anything taken. There is a pretty good chance that my initial response would include presenting them with paperwork that showed all or some of my weapons had been transfered to a deceased relative. If they happened to miss some weapons that had been creatively stored, I would not inform them of that fact.

I think history shows that there is a greater chance that an illegal confiscation order will be initially enforced, even by LEOs that think that it is wrong and who are really nice guys to know, than that it would be completely ignored. I would hope to be lucky enough to draw a LEO who was enforcing it with as little enthusiasm as possible, but I wouldn't bank on it.

I can't honestly say that I would go out in a blaze of glory resisting such an unconstitutional order. My personal strategy would be to survive the encounter, retain at least one weapon if possible and get back at the bastards later through legal channels if possible, and other channels in the unlikely event that the emergency order was the beginning of true tyranny.

I, too, have a wife and children. What message do I send them if I allow things like this? It's ok to knuckle under when it's MY precious hide? Or theirs? I think not.

I'm also an amateur historian, and a history & government teacher. I have a responsibility to teach the truth, and to model proper behavior. Not just to my family, but to my students as well.

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

I cannot expect them to do the right thing if I will not, regardless of cost. I lived my life in the Air Force that way, I can't see any reason to change now.