The Gun Thread

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Originally Posted by DieselAddict

It's not just the will of the citizenry that's the deciding factor, but also the will of the government. In some countries, well-armed insurgencies have been going on for decades without much success for their side (Sri Lanka, Colombia, etc.). In some other countries, oppressive governments fell at the hands of an unarmed citizenry and without a single shot being fired (Czechoslovakia, Poland, etc.). I think in the end a successful revolution must have a political resolution. If the US citizenry ever decided to violently take on the government, it would be a never ending blood bath (mostly on the civilian side) until some resolution was reached.

I'm not so sure. You are assuming that the military will side with the government. However this is not written in stone. Should things degenerate to such a degree that the citizenry felt the need for a shooting war to protect their freedoms, it will be against the abridgement of those freedoms by the democrat party. Probably not the US governent themselves. Remember Ruby Ridge and Waco. They may have been whack jobs but was a democrat government that went in with guns blazing. The kind of extreme "gun nuts" that would likely start such a conflict will not have much to argue against with a republican government, because, surprise surpries, such a government woudln't try to destroy the 2nd amendment.

Like I said. I'm not sure the US military would be very effective against the us citizenry.

- Peter.