Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a symposium of high ranking military officers at a conference in Europe. I forget where it was held....perhaps Germany.
During a break period in between lectures and other meetings, a number of these high ranking military officers from around the world were having drinks and snacks in an informal setting.
One of the American military officers asked his Russian counterpart, “Tell me, during the Cold War, did the Soviet Union ever consider invading the United States?”
The Russian general laughed and said, “Oh no, you people have too many guns over there!”
Reminds me of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto’s comment when his fellow officers asked about the possibility of invading America during World War II....”I fear there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass” or words to that effect.
The Russian general laughed and said, “Oh no, you people have too many guns over there!”
Exactly my point.
The American people cannot be disarmed by force. Those who think we can, just aren't thinking with the sheer numbers of gun owners who would resist such an effort to the death.
We're talking tens of millions of armed and angry people who would decimate any aggressor they faced.