Buchanan: "There Would Be A Revolution" If Government Confiscated Weapons

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ ^ | January 7,2013 | Real Clear Politics Video

[Biggirl]

PAT BUCHANAN: There are three million ArmaLite rifles -- those Bushmaster types -- out there right now, and people are buying them like hotcakes. Every gun show, the sales are up enormously. Forty-one percent, they were up in December -- for last December -- which was a record year. John, what is common though, Eleanor [Clift] is correct, the push is going to come on three things: grandfather in the assault weapons that are here now; to try to outlaw assault weapons, outlaw magazines that carry more than 11 or 12 bullets; and also background checks at gun shows.

[alphadog]

Years ago, I read that in the American Civil War, there were almost 10 front-line combat troops for every support person in the rear. In WWI, this ratio had changed-there were now about 3 support troops for every 10 front-line soldiers. In WWII, there were more than 3 support/10 front-line. By the time of Vietnam, there were nearly 5 rear area support personnel for every 10 soldiers. Today? a ratio of 3 support troops for every 1 front line soldier.

from a quick scan from the internet ... not my figures

[wastoute]

Slowly, progressively turn the heat up so as to not get the intended victim aroused thereby escaping the destiny intended by the perpetrator.

[wita]

I’m having a pronoun reference problem.

Would the flash point be further abuse of “shall not be infringed”?

...or “rule of law” wherein honest citizens are incarcerated for their religious belief?

[wita]

I’m having a pronoun reference problem.

Would the flash point be further abuse of “shall not be infringed”?

...or “rule of law” wherein honest citizens are incarcerated for their religious belief?

[USAF80]

Today? a ratio of 3 support troops for every 1 front line soldier.

I'd say your figures are correct for current times except it's more like three contractors for every front line trooper. In Iraq the contractors outnumbered the active duty force.

They cut the active duty force so much that it is the only way to do business these days. The good thing is that most of the contractors were active duty at some point.