[Sherman Logan]

One thing to consider is that the size of the Federal standing army compared to the size of the population is as aout as low as it’s ever been.

OTOH, its firepower compared to that of the civilian population is greater than ever.

[central_va]

An Army of 700,000 is not going to subdue a population of 300,000,000. Ever, unless nukes are used....

The closest thing in history is Julius Caesars conquest of Gaul (France). Caesars Armies were greatly(overwhelmingly) outnumbered but still won.

[bgill]

And much of the civilian population is scared of guns. I’ve read other sites where they’ve said they’d rather die than have anything to do with them even in a hit the fan situation.