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Gotta wonder how this would have played out if they had an equivalent to the 2nd amendment. HK citizens found in possession of a gun without a license (very dif
by jb775 6y ago
Gotta wonder how this would have played out if they had an equivalent to the 2nd amendment. HK citizens found in possession of a gun without a license (very difficult to get) could be fined HKD$100,000 and imprisoned for up to 14 years[1].
[1] https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-gun-laws-in-Hong-Kong?share=1 https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-gun-laws-in-Hong-Kong?sha...
- solveit 6y agoI really don't see armed revolt going well in any scenario.
- fermienrico 6y agoYea it failed spectacularly with Indian independence from the british and Gandhi's way of peaceful protests prevailed to the point where he became a role model for many others (Mandela, MLK, etc). There was an alternative violent mob in India seeking independence from the British which was unsuccessful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagat_Singh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagat_Singh
- addicted 6y agoThe protests would have been over sooner and would have had absolutely no public support? You think the Chinese government wouldn’t just have loved shots being fired?
- cafard 6y agoOrval Faubus (governor of Arkansas during the days after Brown v. Board of Education) was said to have asked, "What're you going to do? The Feds have got the bomb?". Obviously the PRC wouldn't use nuclear weapons on valuable property. Still, they wouldn't need to. Even "well-regulated militia"s have a hard time against trained troops.