> How do the police, the military split? This is exactly the question that makes civilian arms stockpiles utterly irrelevant. If anything, a well-ish-equipped

> How do the police, the military split? This is exactly the question that makes civilian arms stockpiles utterly irrelevant. If anything, a well-ish-equipped rebellion would make it easier for the government to avoid that split: "kill them or they will kill you" is the oldest trick in the book for keeping an army fighting on your side.