Have you ever heard of the Liberator pistol, air dropped by allied powers into occupied Europe during WWII?
It wasn’t exactly “decent”. It was cheaply made (cost a couple of dollars to produce), mostly stamped sheet metal, single shot, .45 pistol distributed with a small handful of rounds… But they do work.
The notion was that you only need to eliminate a single enemy soldier, then his rifle is your rifle.
The entire calculus of tyranny is upended if you have to worry that every peasant could possibly be packing, even if they’re packing pretty “shitty” equipment.
