There are 100 million gun owners in the United States. The US military has tried and failed for years to snuff out the Taliban in Afghanistan, and that group i

There are 100 million gun owners in the United States. The US military has tried and failed for years to snuff out the Taliban in Afghanistan, and that group is literally 1,000 to 10,000 times smaller than the number of gun owners in the United States. An armed uprising in the United States would be a terrible, horrible outcome for all involved, but it certainly would not be easily crushed.