Parts of this, especially the democratizing nature of guns as the primary weapon, read similarly to [this essay](http://www.george-orwell.org/You_and_the_Atomic

Parts of this, especially the democratizing nature of guns as the primary weapon, read similarly to [this essay](http://www.george-orwell.org/You_and_the_Atomic_Bomb/0.html http://www.george-orwell.org/You_and_the_Atomic_Bomb/0.html) by George Orwell, "You and the Atomic Bomb". It's an interesting read, and somewhat prescient. While no country that possesses atomic bombs has attempted to use them as weapons of repression, drones are surely far more tempting to tyrants with much less collateral damage.