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PB - I think we are on the same page as far as your points on my last post. I don't think there is any way that the people of the U.S., whether in mass or not, could defeat the U.S. military unless the military sided with the people.

Warfare is a lot different today than it was back during the Revolutionary War. Back then, all you really needed to know was how to fire a musket, ride a horse, or use a sword. Of course, there was the strategy behind everything too just as there is today. Difference is, today, not many people know how to drive an A1-ABRAMS, Bradley, frigate, or aircraft carrier or fly a F-18, AC-130, or any other type of military plane. Warfare is much different than it was 200+ years ago, especially when you take into account nukes. But nukes also provide a lot of power if the people get their hands on them.

Maybe when there is a will there is a way.

As far as their being a difference between a dictatorship taking away firearms and the people voting to do away with firearms, there is obviously a difference. The first decision is made by a select few, if not one, whereas the second is made by the people in their entirety. While we are on this subject, I will also remind you that the U.S. gov't is not a true democracy in that the people do not vote on all the issues. Getting rid of the Second Amendment would most likely require an Amendment to the Constitution, and that would require a vote of the people.