Reply #14: Those Feds are dumb as a pile of rocks. Science Fiction is your [View All]

[Porcupine]

real problem. A frequent plot device in science fiction is revolt against a technologically sophisticated government. For starters they should pull in anybody who has a copy of Cryptnomicon. This is a very accurate classic that details how to keep the gov't out of your business.
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"-organizing revolutionary cells. "Dorsai"-philosophy of a warrior.
Untold others have fun little details on making your own things what go boom.

In short, raid and arrest every geek at a science fiction convention; they know too damn much and they have collections of esoteric weapons. Of course your life will promptly go south a week from that as the guys who missed the convention erase your life.