Posted on 09/01/2017 5:02:57 PM PDT by Djl3668
“My Trace colleague Jennifer Mascia pulled some numbers from the Small Arms Survey, which gauges gun stockpiles in the hands of civilians, law enforcement, and militaries around the world,” The Trace’s email blaster writes. “She found that with an estimated 270 million firearms owned by everyday Americans, civilians own 70 times more weapons than all police and military services combined.” Boldly played sir!
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Yep.
“Wolverines!”
They need to be be frightened a whole lot more IMO.
‘surplus deal and it cost me $99. Ive fired it enough to know that it hurts.’
Sounds like a Big5 sports store deal. I got a number of them there.
From author Mike Williamson:
“#9: Mosin-Nagant M44
Speaking of guns without safeties, here’s the Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine from Russia. The Mosin was used by the Russians against the Finns, the Finns against the Russians, the Estonians against the Russians, the Russians against the Russians, and the Russians against the Germans. It does, in fact, have a safety, but it’s quite hard to engage. But this is not a complaint one would ever voice in the Red Army. Your officer would reply, “Safety? Safety? Is gun! Meant to kill! No warrior should know he has safety on gun, because he should be killing enemies of homeland! Safety make loud click to aid enemy in locating warriors! No safety!” while pounding his fist on the table.
And the Mosin can kill enemies of homeland. The muzzle blast will vaporize green growth within a few feet of the muzzle, and even if you miss, the enemy will be reduced to shouting “WHAT?” to communicate. You’ll need a recoil pad or shooting jacket. Ordinarily, this might be considered unmanly, but this rifle has a short stock for using while wearing several layers of wool for a Russian winter. It is acceptable to wear padding to fire a Mosin.
Of course, there are also M38, 91/30 and other variations of Mosin-Nagant and all are cool. All, also (except the M38), come with a bayonet. Russian doctrine held that the bayonet was mounted except while traveling in a vehicle, because the Russians understood that an empty rifle could still be a pointy stick—a Viking spear. The Russians loved to spear Turks. So, coincidentally, did the Vikings. This rifle sounds better all the time, doesn’t it? The Finns used the Mosin as a sniper rifle during the Winter War, and their greatest Sniper was Simo Häyhä, who had 500 confirmed kills in 100 days. This is a man the Finns describe as “modest” and “self-effacing.” It’s a good thing the Russians didn’t run into a Finn who was proud and arrogant. They’d have been wiped out.
It fires a 7.62X54R (for “Rimmed”) cartridge, about as powerful as .30-06, and holds the distinction of being in service from 1891 to the present, longer than any other military cartridge. It is still used in Dragunovs, PKMs and other Russian weapons. It’s cheap in quantity. So are the rifles, because they were built for (all variations) over 70 years, by Russia, Finland, Poland, Romania, even the US. As I write this, arsenal-new M44s are $55 to $200. At that price, you should have several, so any guests you have during the Collapse can be outfitted as they receive Enlightenment. Then they can rape, kill, sack and loot with the rest of the men who secure a new Dark Ages to hasten the new renaissance. It will be a manly duty.”
This question is asked a lot. I hope we never have to know the answer because I think we can only know if it happens. I have a big interest in history and read several books about the beginnings of the Civil War. The military had to choose then and as you say they did choose up sides. Each had their own reason for the side they chose.
Our military today is so different, I think it would be different if it happened today. I think part would support the government, that is what they are expected to do. I think part would support the people countering the government, those that agreed with them of course. I also think a part would simply leave, and just go home and do their own thing. Those that leave might well go to a group to support them, but not as part of the military any longer. I think it would be about a third for each part. Just a guess on my part.
I haven't heard anyone else say they think any significant number would simply bow out of it all, but I do think that. If you think about the military losing as much as 2/3 of their force, that is astonishing. It would be pretty chaotic, disruptive as can be. At that point the military would not be as we see it today. It is how I see it playing out though.
Maybe nature is propositioning all the feral hogs for that very reason. The clean up would be quick and thorough.
The only automatics civilians own are over 30 years old.
When I die my children and grandchildren will all inherit multiple weapons - long guns, pistols, revolvers and enough ammo for the zombie apocalypse. I only hope Barry realizes how he motivated millions just like me.
And when I die ,,,and I’m gone there’ll be ... etc etc etc
Great Ol’song....
Take out the roads and they starve. My DI said that to win you have to adapt, overcome, kill, and conquer. He also said, no food=no fight.
Armed conflict against the Federal govt. rarely works out well. The Native Americans were slaughtered, the South lost tens of thousands, Waco, and other examples. And one must also consider the fact that a significant percentage of armed citizens will support the elitists. I also don’t think the elitists are scared of us, armed or not, because they shit all over us every day with glee.
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