Another gun thread...

[A Theist]

You give our military too much credit Napo. They wouldn't be able to suppress an insurrection here any more competently then they were able to secure decisive victories in Vietnam or the Middle East - and for precisely the same reasons.

You've never see any evidence that an AK-47 is a useful tool in overthrowing a government? I think that it's likely that you haven't looked for the evidence then, as the AK-47 is a veritable symbol of rebellion.

...add to the fact, that throughout the history of uprisings and revolutions against oppressive governments, large portions of the military defected to the side of the citizens.