That requires trust in people with guns. History shows it usually doesn't end well for the ones without guns.
Discussion
Wrong.
2020: The Year Governments Killed Hundreds of Thousands of Their Own People
https://anti-empire.com/2020-the-year-governments-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-their-own-people/
Maybe It would be a better standoff than thugs and governments with guns against defenceless public. Until comming to the understanding that if you can force your way, I will counter with equal or measurably equal backlash.