"since the american government could nuke its own people we shouldn't be able to own guns because they don't do anything against nukes"
only a completely insane person would do that, as it would lead to their immediate downfall -- from other americans with nukes (the military).
the only plausible situation where an armed uprising occurs is with small arms in an urban warfare situation anyway, and if some f**k afghans can befuddle the american military you're goddamn right that american citizens can do even better. if american drones started bombing americans you would see desertion by the military and they would take their tanks and ships and missiles with them. this was all because the second amendment enabled americans to hold out so long that the tyrannical government actually used f**k drones to shoot missiles at an apartment complex in fargo or some shit, causing a huge negative reaction by all americans both in and out of the military