Perhaps the U.S. pro-gun folks need to advertise more widely that their imagined "victory scenario" is "turn the U.S. into a smoking crater/basket case, which the U.S. Army won't think is worth holding onto"?
You'd give up your right to self defence to a government that would "turn the U.S. into a smoking crater" before they would return the power to the people?
Yes. That's what they were going for.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attrition_warfare
The British didn't think it was worth the cost either.