I would probably turn over an old .38, in order to avoid a detailed home search.
After that, the local govt would have shown its true colors, and all bets would be off. They would have revealed themselves to be the very domestic enemies we swore to defend the Constitution from. The next steps would depend on the situation, possibly a lawsuit as in NOLA, possibly other things if the confiscations were the opening round of establishing a thugocracy.
Your's is the same idea that I and a number of others have put forth in this thread.
Comply with the least amount of compliance and get them off your porch and down the street as quickly as possible. Get as much information as you can and hit them in court as soon as the emergency has settled down a bit.
For the "cold dead finger" crowd? We'll see.