Guns for law-abiding people are probably not bad

I think it's a little bit odd when people tell me that they need weapons because the government could become tyrannical and use the army on the people.

What are you going to do with your small weapon when they send in the tanks ? They have drones and planes. I doubt the people would win.

The best argument to carry weapons is to use the weapon in self defense towards a criminal.

Have you played battlefield ? You might be a soldier running around with a weapon but the tanks will blow you up and you can't hurt them back.

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Eclipsed · M

This is a reasonable opinion. One that many intelligent westerners that have never known war would share.. it is understandable that they are unaware of how asymmetrical warfare works and how through ambush and assassination you aqiire the weapons of you enemy. The taliban and isis and many other crude ak47 carrying soldiers never had tanks but now they do.. why is that? takes time and persistence but it works and that's why armed people are a threat to governments everywhere. Special operations soldiers are trained to do this and teach others how to do this.. its standard operating procedure in a war were the enemy has superior firepower. Those who underestimate their enemies will always fall to them eventually.

Sinful

@Eclipsed I don't know anything about it. But the army would be better and how often do people that own weapons use them ? Do they even hit anything? I think cops regularly go to the shooting range.

wildbill83 · 36-40, M

@Sinful cops are generally poorly trained with firearms; most rarely practice enough to become efficient, and fewer still can maintain their cool under fire. They're trained to write tickets and fill out accident reports, not engage in asymmetrical combat.

As for military, the majority of personnel in combat related MOS's are from pro gun states. We're more accustomed to those roles due to lifestyle (hunting, survival, firearms, etc.), a good portion of the training is just an extension of things we're already familiar with.

In other words, leo's and federal agencies wouldn't fair very well with their 9mm's and blaring sirens against a few dozen veterans rednecks concealed in the woods with high powered rifles in a shootout...