Yserb – I’m on the fence about gun laws; I don’t know what gave you the impression that I’m pro gun.
Mentsch, I’m referring to an organized reaction. By purim, the reaction was not to form an army and fight, it was to daven and do teshuva – and it worked.
Chanukah, when protecting Torah, our job is to fight first.
Putting up some sort of self defense when attacked directly is a different story. No need to lay down and be killed unless we’re talking about kidush Hashem.
The warsaw uprising was discouraged by gedolim because it caused more harm, ending in the deaths of everyone instead of there being some survivors, for instance.