[sergeantdave]

About a month ago, the military command in Iraq ordered all Iraqis to turn in their weapons. What did they get? A couple of broken AKs, a slingshot and a BB gun?

The US quietly dropped the idea of weapons confiscation. If the US military doesn't want to take on 12 million armed Iraqis, what makes the UN think it has even a ghost of a chance to confiscate weapons here in the US?

[FSPress]

So they quitely dropped it eh. References please!

[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"The US quietly dropped the idea of weapons confiscation. If the US military doesn't want to take on 12 million armed Iraqis, what makes the UN think it has even a ghost of a chance to confiscate weapons here in the US?"

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I'll take a whack at that....

IMO, those "12 million" Iraqis...have seen what a true madman despot can do. And they don't want to be unarmed.

That hasn't happened in the U.S.A. yet...Case in point, millions of Aussies willingly handed in their guns. They didn't/don't think there is anything to fear. Yet.

FRegards,