That sure is a lot of nonsense. What we see in the US is the government, in the form of the police, abuses the people plenty. That's why there's so much protest when they actually kill people.
And are people arming themselves more to protect themselves from the police? No.
More importantly, the second amendment will not protect you from police. Many legally carrying innocent people have been shot and killed by the police, and there are very few cases of people defending themselves from a police officer and not going to jail
And are people arming themselves more to protect themselves from the police? No.