first you need to know the term "salami slicing" meaning doing stuff and stop short of a reaction, like CCP does with the artificial islands

guns are like nukes, county that have nukes need a serious reason to use them so small pokes aka slice is not a good excuse to use a nuke

guns dont work against tyranny, simple because people needs a valid reason to make armed revolution or similar, but people are not institutions like that army, the army needs a good excuse to use a nuke so is not removing the conventional stuff, people got lazy and consider the guns the only and ultimate defence this is the main issue they are still waiting for the big battle rifle in hand but that big decisive battle wont even happen because everything is sliced is little barely noticeable increments

if you think i have a point please spread this far and wide