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Originally posted by tabs
When they can broadcast to the world on CNN a He11 Fire Missle going up your a$$ I don't think an AK in the hands of the populace means very much.
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Yes, if the government wants the wholesale extermination of its population then small arms in the hands of individual citizens is not going to be very effective against the weapons of mass destruction in the government's arsenal. But to make the suggestion that those who seek political power want to exterminate the population, is to not understand the "normal" motivations of "power hungry" people -- most want to
control the citizens, not exterminate them.
The only way any unpopular government can maintain its control over a population is by keeping a "police" force in day-to-day interaction with that population they are seeking to control. If the population under attack is armed -- even with just small arms -- the government "police" force is going to have an extremely difficult time maintaining control.