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Originally posted by Blakhart
As I recall, Mr. Bush said he would sign the renewall. This may or may not hinder his reelection.
And as to the citizenry maintaining their freedoms from a tyranical regime, the weapons available to the regime at present would render most citizen-held weapons mere nuisances. Kinda like lasers vs. flintlocks...
Still, the firearms owning citizens number some 70 million, with 250 plus million firearms in their hands. That, friends, is the largest army I have ever heard of.
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ahhh, but don't forget that each state has a militia (remember the 2nd amendment) whose commanders are selected by the state government who are not directly under the command of the federal military...the number of available guardsmen far out numbers the troops available to the federal government, plus the fact that the US military is composed of, entirely volunteers makes the military's siding with the federal government, highly unlikely.
there you go....making me sound like a anti-government paranoid, when I really am not. I beleive that the checks and balances that exist in the current system will prevent any psycho move by any member of the government.