i think i addressed this in a later post. using
robert e. lee as an example. he was a west point grad.
he left that army rather than fight his people. the
people who made up the military would not fight their
on familes. i do not believe the military would remain
intact knowing that their families were the
opposition.
  but, using the war between the states as an example
those who stayed in the union army were fired upon by
the other side.
  history again.

--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
>   The problem being here not the weapons but who is
> facing down who. Its =
> a lot easier to blow away a faceless, foreign bad
> guy - than your own =
> people. No matter what the government the military
> is made up of people. =
>
>
>                                               Trisha
>
>
> >   the iraqis have done wery well as snipers, etc
> and
> > you leftist are quick to point that out. the
> russians
> > faced down an army armed with tanks. the russians
> army
> > had nucks. they did not use them for the same
> reasons
> > that american governments would not use them. they
> > have to live on the land that would be rendered
> > useless for their lifetimes.
> >   if it were not for history you guys would have
> good
> > points.
> >=20
> > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Hi Deri,
> > >
> > >    You said just what I thought!! - Also since
> the
> > > feds have a well =3D
> > > equipped military - not sure what a handgun can
> do
> > > against a tank or =3D
> > > APC, or Hummer - macine gun, etc.  I am sure the
> > > founders never imagined =3D
> > > the kind of weapons we have today or we would
> all
> > > have the =3D
> > > constitutional right to a bomb shelter, and
> > > mandatory military service. =3D
> > > I am truly curious what actual percentage of
> > > Amercian own a gun - beyond =3D
> > > the military and police, FBI, CIA and other
> alphabet
> > > soup agencies.=3D20
> > >
> > >    How are things across the pond these days?
> > >
> > >                                      Trisha
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Thursday 21 Aug 2003 4:38 pm, you wrote:
> > > > > as far as gun control. putting all the bs
> about
> > > > > hunting and sceet shooting aside where it
> should
> > > be.
> > > > > the founders put gun ownership in so the
> future
> > > > > oppresive governments could be overthrown.
> > > > >
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Hmm, difficult to fight off Poison Gas and
> other
> > > WMD (which your gov =3D
> > > has) with
> > > > handguns, at the time the founders wrote that
> they
> > > were saying the =3D
> > > populace
> > > > should have the same weapons as the gov.
> Personal
> > > Nukes? Luverly!!
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Cheers
> > > >=3D20
> > > > Deri
> >=20
> >=20
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