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That's pretty much what the Black Panthers did in California in the 1960's. They organized armed marches through California cities and within a year or two the state had passed very restrictive gun control laws.
I often with we could organize a armed, unified, poc and queer movement that regularly demonstrated. Sort of a modern take on Fred Hampton's Rainbow Coalition, but with guns. Worse case gun laws change, best case, they listen.
I can think of a couple other worst cases.
To shreds you say?
Amazing, in 50 years it went from real black resistance to the complete population of any color being pacified slaves resigning in their fate.