No. Without the second amendment, you are dependent on police for safety -- so dependent that there is little you won't put up with. With the second amendment,

No. Without the second amendment, you are dependent on police for safety -- so dependent that there is little you won't put up with. With the second amendment, you can simply fire the police without (as much) worry for your family's safety. It would still be bad, but at least you have an option. So it's not necessarily a violent confrontation. You just get a mayor in place that will stop paying them. A large group of people can often get a mayor to do something if they have a specific proposal.