At which point they will finally have their war. They can come up with all the plans they want, and actually manage to force some of those plans onto the public (like employer mandates, masks, etc).

They absolutely will not be able to force gun confiscation or voluntary surrender of same, nor will they be able to force quarantine loved ones in “shield facilities” or camps. That would require “force” on a scale that finally breaks the patience of a large percentage of the armed population, after which they lose. Which is why they won’t do anything but talk about it - hoping some idiot (in ÇA maybe) tries it.

Unfortunately, they’ll probably pull it off in some states or communities via their fear porn campaign and/or direct threat against fed funds or other some such lever, but only in a handful. Most will tell them to fuck off - particularly in the south and Middle parts of the country. I suspect if this keeps up, the end result will be secession.