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"Revolution is the final defense against tyranny. Power corrupts, and the people who started the USA were under no illusions that the government they created wa

"Revolution is the final defense against tyranny. Power corrupts, and the people who started the USA were under no illusions that the government they created was perfect and would remain so forever." And how exactly are a bunch of citizens with handguns and shotguns going to stand up against the US military? While the NRA crowd are all polishing their pistols and claiming they'll be able to start American Revolution 2.0 if necessary, the US military have nuclear bombs, bioweapons, tanks, more fighter jets than you can ever imagine, drones, and a few nuclear armed submarines they can have pootling up and down the Mississippi.

CamperBob2 14y ago
And how exactly are a bunch of citizens with handguns and shotguns going to stand up against the US military? Gee, I dunno, why don't you ask the Viet Cong, where a bunch of citizens used a skillful blend of politics and home court advantage to win against everything the US military could throw at them? Or the Mahdi Army, which made the Iraq occupation untenable with weapons that could be improvised with materials found in any Home Depot? Or Al Qaeda, where a tiny handful of fighters rope-a-doped us into trillions of dollars in losses and thousands of casualties with absolutely nothing to show for either? All of the weapons you mention exist at the tip of a very long, meandering spear. They all depend on a brittle logistics chain that is no stronger than its weakest link. Any attempt to use any of those weapons against US citizens would end very badly for the military or political leaders behind it. That's not something that can be said about most countries, and our Second Amendment is a key reason why it's true here.