The only way to defeat the armed American populace would be to nuke them from orbit.
Also worth noting are all the inactive reserve, retired military, DOD, civilian contractors, etc... who are more than capable of operating modern military hardware from tanks to helicopters, to fighter aircraft that would fight against an illegal and tyrannical government that attempted to throw out the Constitution and enslave the people. If the government openly ever attempted to disarm this country it would not be an insurgent war but an open and strategic civil war as loyalties forced everyone to chose sides no different than in 1860. It would be beyond foolish for any government to force the 2nd Amendment to be the catalyst for the Civil War II.
The only way to defeat the armed American populace would be to nuke them from orbit.
Yep, and you and I both know that The Powers That Be are fully aware of those facts. Without the 2nd Amendment, the American people would have been reduced to mere subjects of their government before the Founders were laid to rest. It's the ONLY thing that has prevented full blown tyranny in this country since day one.
They will never move against us by force. Their solution to the 'problem' is to chip away at our right to keep and bear arms until it's whittled away to little more than a suggestion. By that time, they hope to have reduced us to such sheeple condition that we'll willingly hand over our guns.
Good luck with that. The culture is actually moving in the other direction. They've already failed.
Oh I don't know about that. Once the food is gone and we're dealing with a smallpox attack, things will get pretty grim.