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Originally Posted by rcooled
That being said, I don't think that relaxing CCW laws and then encouraging everyone to carry a handgun is the best solution to the mass shooting problem....I completely agree that guns are not the real problem in these mass shooting incidents.
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Agreed
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Originally Posted by rcooled
A reality check is in order for anyone thinks that citizens owning a gun, or even many guns, will prevent a military takeover of this country. Using only handguns and rifles to go up against a very large and well-organized fighting force, with all the newest and best weapons technology at it's disposal, is seriously flawed thinking.
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I would beg to differ. History tells us otherwise. The American revolution for starters.
An armed citizen militia is not going to overthrow the full weight of our entire armed forces but it can cause underground resistance. If there was coup, I would bet that some of our military would defect and join the resistance.
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