[DTogo]

In a full constitutional meltdown scenario the current Federal Standing Army is not a factor. It will dissolve as states form militias etc. Rioting in major cities will have to be quelled too. Most of the Federales equipment is deployed overseas anyway right now. I can’t see giving orders to guys in Afghanistan to break off fly home and kill your fellow Americans. I see alot of throw down in this scenario (except for a few hard core types).

Indeed. Any rioting by the usual opportunist miscreants would cause further dissension/desertion in the Mordor ranks as local LEOs stay home to protect their own. A collapse of society/services in major cities would exacerbate that chaos and erode Regime support as the dependent class of society seeks to be taken care of, not fight.

[PapaBear3625]

Any rioting by the usual opportunist miscreants would cause further dissension/desertion in the Mordor ranks as local LEOs stay home to protect their own.

If things descend into chaos, the LEOs are likely to think of their own families first, as happened in the LA Riots and Katrina. Add to that that they would not want to stomp on the friends and relatives of their neighbors.