[jdr23bc]

The parent post pointed out that an armed population could prevent a dictator from taking power.

I'm saying it's also possible that a portion of an armed population could be manipulated by a dictator to seize power.

And there are lots of other ways this ubiquity of guns change things. Some positive, some negative. If we're talking about a theoretical rebellion then we should also talk about different types of rebellions.

[hunterb123]

Your premise of what a "rebellion" was is false as I demonstrated above.

There is a reference for the rebellion the 2A is intended for that we could use.

It's called the American Revolution and the events that led up to it.

[jdr23bc]

I agree with all of these statements.

The point I'm trying to get across is that there are many different theoretical scenarios for revolutions and rebellions, beyond the one scenario the parent comment theorized, or events similar in spirit to the American Revolution.

For example, the degraded ability for society to agree on what is true may be an avenue for a hostile state to cause civil unrest. That scenario may play out better for the targeted society if the population is not widely armed.

One good example, one bad. Both possible!