In the US context it’s going to take a lot more than guns to have any sort of successful insurgency but that more is not better military tech, that more is social. Guns and their application have in fact been a hinderance, see Seattle and Atlanta last summer as examples. Of course it’s also not just guns, but the culture around them that adds to this, but it is also true that the escalation to certain arenas of arms away from low intensity and logistics based conflict does enter a realm where the state has the advantage.
Of course in the US guns and cars are important elements to consider and certainly aren’t something that should never be deployed. The capacity for armed self defense is a need for many. This of course should come with proper training, but not create specialized security. Of course more often than not neo-nazis are shooting each other, but that doesn’t mean they won’t attack people in the street or in their homes. And it’s not just neo-nazis who are armed, but more common reactionaries too.
