As far as I'm aware most colonists at the time didn't participate, but the complacency is always desired by people in power. And a lot of slaves and native ame

As far as I'm aware most colonists at the time didn't participate, but the complacency is always desired by people in power. And a lot of slaves and native americans sided with the Royalists and decent portion gained freedom after the war in GB (though many were returned to their masters after the fact), so I think whose side one would take is more complicated than being mere anti-authoritarians. This crashcourse video points out some of these things: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiSymRrKI4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiSymRrKI4] Despite it all, I would say that an oppressive government could use "medical condition" to confiscate weapons, but whether the populous is armed or not has little to do with the oppressive nature upon the governed in any country.