The question is not "can we" but "will we".
American pro-gun lobbies have been justifying the staggering number of firearm casualties in the US every year by saying they have their precious 2nd amendment, that constitutes the ultimate protection of the people against tyranny.
Well, this is tyranny: USE IT!
If you don't, you'll prove yourselves to be the mere play warriors you appear to be to everybody else, who talk big but ultimately do nothing.