Too many Patriots have a typical conservative black-and-white view of combating the current domestic threat from the Globalist/Left. They want either to use the system and talk and campaign and all that good stuff, or they want to yell "Don't tread on me!" and take up arms on their own initiative and launch a private-sector civil war. No alternatives: Play nice or reject everything.
Of course, my regular readers (and you three know who you are) know that yours truly has been laying out the answer literally for years: FEDERALIST 46! STATE action with support of the people with their private arms.
To those who are big on the first common option: Recognize that things have gone beyond the norm that our system is designed to handle. 2A is in there for a reason. Don't be naive or let us fall due to your "principles."
To those who are big on the second comment option: Recognize that it's not about YOUR personal judgment and feeling. Our Union is composed of STATES. Don't be stupid or make us fail due to your "principles."