To: Windflier
Combined US military personnel: 600,000
Armed American citizens: 100,000,000
Your point is well taken. However, the USGovt has more than 600K available for gun confiscation schemes.
There are around 500,000 soldiers in the US National Guard.
With more than 200,000 employees, DHS is the third largest Cabinet department
USA active military approximately 1,390,000
DOJ 111,993
That is closer to 2,201,993 - much greater than just 600,000. Desk jockeys in DOJ, DOD, and DHS will be called upon to arm themselves and get with the program, in a CW scenario
41 posted on
05/03/2013 7:35:13 PM PDT by
Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: Cheerio
98% of the military comes from conservative, patriot families. Won’t end well for Hussien.
45 posted on
05/03/2013 8:33:34 PM PDT by
Quickgun
(I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
To: Cheerio
...closer to 2,201,993 - much greater than just 600,000. Desk jockeys in DOJ, DOD, and DHS will be called upon to arm themselves and get with the program, in a CW scenario Thanks for the corrected numbers, Cheerio. I think we can still see how badly the federals are outnumbered by the people.
If only one in ten citizens held their ground during a worst case scenario, that would still be a force of 10,000,000. That's five to one odds, which aren't good for the federals.
Let us also not forget that US forces would be asked to turn their guns on their own kin and countrymen. I'm guessing that at least two thirds would mutiny, which would leave the federals in a position to do little more than surrender.
As I've said before, I know this has been war gamed out many times, and the answer has always been the same. The government does not have the physical might to overpower the people. This is why the Commies are continually pushing to disarm us. We cannot be overcome by force unless they do so.
51 posted on
05/03/2013 9:00:44 PM PDT by
Windflier
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