Gun owners?

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The militia was armed by the public, without their guns we would not have had a chance, there was no real central government to to supply arms.

They were still organized and - occasionally - trained although not really effectively.  The idea that some bunch of assholes came running with their hunting rifles and shotguns to defeat the British Army is Hollywood horseshit at its worst. 

You suggested in your original answer to Nappy that the mere thought that a bunch of idiots with rifles would stop a foreign power from invading.  A bunch of shitheads with rifles are out of their league against tanks, attack helicopters, and artillery.

If the army and navy can't stop them we're in deep shit.

 Be realistic Min, I didn't come close to say that people would come running unorganized, I was saying that the public has enough in arms be a second army. There are many citizen militia groups in this country to begin to fight immediately. Those machines you mention wouldn't make it here, we all know that our missile systems would take care of those things. Not only would hunters be of an advantage because of weapons, hunters know the terrain in there areas very well, which is a huge advantage in a small arms war. I know where the sunlight will shine on every part of the area I hunt, those who hunt know the importance of this. Another thing most armies, even ours use very small caliber rifles, hunters like myself use heavy caliber rifles that cause greater damage, understand we are not out to wound animals, we want to take then down as quickly as possible and their range is quite long, for me 500 yards is no problem. It would only take a few rounds at a tree that a soldier could hide behind and the bullets would be traveling through said tree and soldier.

GC