What good can a handgun do against an Army? Threead IV

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[harpseal]

An oldie but a goodie many more recent members of Free Republic may wish to peruse the comments on threads III, II, and I Each thread links to the prior thread.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[harpseal]

C. H.

You have linked to this essay on other sites so I thought you might enjoy seeing what Freepers have had to say on the subject.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[M Kehoe]

I've bumped this thread for years.

5.56mm

[ctdonath2]

Consider that last year there were more than 14 million Americans who bought licenses to hunt deer in the country. 14 million-- that's a number greater than the largest five professional armies in the world combined. Consider also that those deer hunters are not only armed, but they own items of military utility-- everything from camouflage clothing to infrared "game finders", Global Positioning System devices and night vision scopes.

That's one of my favorite statistics!

Apparently a Japanese leader in WWII said Japan would not attempt to attack the USA mainland "because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."

[phasma proeliator]

Excellent read!

thanks to Harpseal for posting.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Question: What good can a handgun do against an Army?

Answer: A lot more than not having a handgun.

I'd rather die fighting than die from being shot in the back...

[Southack]

What good can a handgun do against an Army?

For one (of many reasons), it can keep the political leaders in enough fear of their citizenry that they refrain from angering said citizens.

In other words, a handgun doesn't even have to be against the Army per se (just their political leaders), to have military value.

For another, 80 million handguns represent an aggregate force that armies of smaller than 40 million soldiers must account for.

Handguns in the civilian population can also be readily concealed. Thus, said handguns represent a method to extend the front-line of any war to every physical location where civilians reside. An army facing civilian handguns must therefor be wary of an easy over-extention of its forces, as the battlefield area can be expanded geometrically by such weapons.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

who said that? Please post it with verification. I've heard similar variations and I want to know if anyone actually said it. Thanks.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks for posting this!
Going to bookmark it right now.

[stlrocket]

They say a Picture is worth a thousand words. This one not only proves it, but graphicly depicts this argument as well.

WHEN ONLY THE GOVERNMENT HAS GUNS

[coloradan]

Apparently a Japanese leader in WWII said Japan would not attempt to attack the USA mainland "because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass."

Oh please, exaggeration will not help our case, and might damage our credibility. Behind every other blade of grass. ;)

[CapandBall]

[lowbridge]

bump

[B. A. Conservative]

We could use your input on this thread

[Dead Dog]

It is interesting to consider that totalitarianism, whether Nazi, Communist, Fascist, or Democrat all require the harnessing of others labor. In no small way, to enslave as many as possible.

This put them at a serious disadvantage in armed conflict. They cannot be successful unless their adversaries live. Conversly, those living in a free market society could care less if, and in fact would prefer that the would be oppressors become extinct.

The soviets banked on winning the "inevitable" NBC war against us by nuclear blackmail and or a decapitating strike. However, with 2 firearm per a conservative figure of 120 Million survivors they truly were looking at long odds. Especially when faced with a country able and willing to retaliate, and with no need for a single Soviet survivor.

Tyrants need survivors, the free have no use for surviving tyrants.

So, they infiltrated the DNC, our schools, our press, our legal system, and even our churches. They are forced to rely on a democraticlly elected tyrant. 51% to take the wealth of 49%

[Slip18]

Thanks for the bump, Lowbridge. Will read the whole article in a bit.

[stevio]

When someone asks me; What can you do against a tank? I say, "They have to get out sometime."

[mv1]

SUBJECT: What good can a handgun do against an Army?

Well if some lunatic would take a handgun and resist the U.S. maybe they would report back, I doubt it though.

Too many cheap action novels and thrillers and supposedly adults still buy into their never-neverland fantasies of citizens overthrowing a government by force.
Not in this day and age.