First of all, I’m not sure if the word choice was intentional, but socialists distinguish between property in this analysis and possessions. No one’s talking about running off with Scrooge McDuck’s good silverware or whatever.

Second with that clarification being made, workers have negotiated ownership stakes in the means of production peacefully. Quite a lot of HN members have done it individually. Collective, larger scale negotiations have involved strikes and occupation.

Using my imagination, I’m sure there’s a possibility of organizing the workers who would otherwise use force to defend private ownership.

In all honesty I don’t think any of these things is more likely than just a gradual shift toward social democracy.