You seem to be making the assumption that in such a scenario, most or all of the military would be supporting the government.
I think it far more realistic to assume that a third to a half of the military (and the hardware) will be on the opposing side. Of course, this will probably result in some forces on both sides destroying each other in place, but still leads to a significant amount of doubt on the outcome.
Now let's see... according to 2006 census data I found, there were 1,385,000 active duty military personnel.
I haven't had as easy a time finding current gun ownership numbers, but a chart I found of background checks for firearms sales in 2005 had an approved number slightly over 8 million. Of course, a number of people own multiple guns. But this is also only one year. As far as older gun ownership numbers went, one survey in 1993 indicated that 31% of adults personally owned a gun... or around 59 million.
Do you really think that numbers like that won't make a difference?
And I'd say this covers all the likely scenarios.
-Morgan.
I think it far more realistic to assume that a third to a half of the military (and the hardware) will be on the opposing side. Of course, this will probably result in some forces on both sides destroying each other in place, but still leads to a significant amount of doubt on the outcome.
Now let's see... according to 2006 census data I found, there were 1,385,000 active duty military personnel.
I haven't had as easy a time finding current gun ownership numbers, but a chart I found of background checks for firearms sales in 2005 had an approved number slightly over 8 million. Of course, a number of people own multiple guns. But this is also only one year. As far as older gun ownership numbers went, one survey in 1993 indicated that 31% of adults personally owned a gun... or around 59 million.
Do you really think that numbers like that won't make a difference?
Quote:Aside from that, I'm gaining the _right_ to defend myself.
And I'd say this covers all the likely scenarios.
-Morgan.