The framer's intent, as far as I know, was to make it such that the populace would be well-armed before it gets to that point. You are correct that laws would

The framer's intent, as far as I know, was to make it such that the populace would be well-armed before it gets to that point. You are correct that laws would mean little to someone standing up to the government, but availability of firearms would mean a great deal at that point.