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On 2/2/2015 3:18 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 22:53:25 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
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On 2/1/2015 10:33 PM,
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On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 19:15:13 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
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Tim, that's a wonderful historical statement, true for it's time. It's
more of a tradition now though. I don't care how many guns are
privately owned, there's no way they could be used to fend off the US
military if our government somehow decided to become "tyrannical".
Heck, they can't agree on how many sugars to put in a coffee.


Considering the number of conservative southerners and westerners who
are actually the ones to join the military, why would you think they
would fight the citizens if the government became tyrannical?
You would be more likely to have a military coup.


I agree a few thousand guys in a compound somewhere will not stand
much of a chance but a million well armed guys could cause some
serious problems. Particularity if the military was less than
enthusiastic in quelling them.
Our military is yet to win a single "asymmetric" war even when they
were motivated to do it..


I think your hypotheticals originate in la-la land. By it's nature and
governmental structure it is impossible to even imagine a military
"coup" in the USA today and we aren't going to have another Civil War.


Harry was the one who brought up this civil war thing.


Actually I mentioned it just in case someone brought it up. :-)


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