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Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
(www.theguardian.com)
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120 guns per 100 people in the US. Venezuela? 18.5 guns per 100 people.
I'm not saying it would or should come to that, but if it did Americans are armed.
I think that's a good point. Americans are heavily armed and those that are generally know how to use them, however a gun alone is not enough. You need to have the will and desire to use it.
How many Americans do you believe will do that?
How many Americans could even hold their own against a lightly armored squad?
I just don't believe in the fantasy of American citizens fighting the US government with their pistols and hunting rifles. I think that's a story they sell us to make us feel like we have power.
That goes back to my original point of multiple fronts.
Some Americans have a lot of guns. A lot of Americans have no guns.
The problem is, 100 of those guns belong to one guy. And he doesn't wanna share.