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Ah, but even semi-armed insurgents can cause massive casualties.

To argue that guns in the hands of many cannot affect a modern government military is a farce.

Had Europeans had as many guns as their American counterparts would Hitler have conquered Europe?

Making pithy statements is easy. Try putting some thoughts into your answers.




"Had Europeans had as many guns as their American counterparts would Hitler have conquered Europe?"

Um...yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Denmark_(194... The number of privately owned guns had absolutely nothing to do with it.


My comment was an example of a pithy statment that did not have any deep thought or research. I was making a counter example.




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