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CJCRANE

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14. It depends on the political will and the public mood.

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:38 AM

Dec 2012

The number of weapons in civilian hands is not that important initially.

In Iraq I assume most of the weapons came from the military weapons caches that were looted and also from disgruntled police officers and soldiers when the military and police force was disbanded by the CPA. Once law and order breaks down then weapons also flow in from other countries.

As for Afghanistan, that's been on a war footing for the last few decades and again weapons flow in from other countries in the region.

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For The Gun Lovers Who Believe That They Can Overtake the U.S. Govt with their Guns [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2012 OP

Don't worry, i am sure the NRA has some drones of their own on the way. kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #1

Nah their real objective durablend Dec 2012 #41

I always want to ask those people when they believe it becomes OK to shoot cops Bjorn Against Dec 2012 #2

Don't expect the expected. Right. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #9

Nobody expects ashling Dec 2012 #32

"Second Amendment Remedies" ellisonz Dec 2012 #3

Ya Know... If Everybody Still Had Muskets... And ONLY Muskets... They Might Have A Chance... WillyT Dec 2012 #4

Yeah, that's why we are still fighting wars in Iraq and Afganistan OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2012 #5

But that's their own country CJCRANE Dec 2012 #7

So, it would be different in "our country"? OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2012 #10

It depends on the political will and the public mood. CJCRANE Dec 2012 #14

All Comparisons Between Iraq and Afghanistan Are Inapt Yavin4 Dec 2012 #24

Civil War was all tea and crumpets? tia uponit7771 Dec 2012 #37

Sorry, but that's wrong. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #11

Oh, Please. Yavin4 Dec 2012 #21

Yes, and they welcomed us with flowers in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan would R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #38

Uh...We're Not Fighting Those Wars At Full Capacity. We could do far more damage if we wanted to. Yavin4 Dec 2012 #16

Personally, I don't want to be shooting my neighbors if a catastrophe comes. Hoyt Dec 2012 #6

Do you believe that one of these drones would have stopped R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #8

Man, You Flew Past My Original Point. Yavin4 Dec 2012 #19

And my point is that it is never that easy. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #39

Sufferance enhancement is fair check on overreach. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #12

Who does the dude who flies the drone believe in? galileoreloaded Dec 2012 #13

Like There's Just One Dude? Multiple Dudes and Dudettes. Yavin4 Dec 2012 #18

The people who fly the drones have to leave the office sometime. LAGC Dec 2012 #15

You have no idea of where they are. Yavin4 Dec 2012 #17

Oh, I think in a real insurgency situation, intelligence would leak. LAGC Dec 2012 #20

If The U.S. Govt Was Faced with a Domestic Military Insurgency Yavin4 Dec 2012 #25

Doubtful. LAGC Dec 2012 #26

Umm donheld Dec 2012 #27

Your Point Is? Yavin4 Dec 2012 #29

My point is that the drones are already here in the US donheld Dec 2012 #31

Doubt that would be the issue. k2qb3 Dec 2012 #23

Bingo. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #40

And they're replaced by other people flying the drones before they do. jeff47 Dec 2012 #36

Are there any plans to give drones to teachers? nt DURHAM D Dec 2012 #22

Hey, It's only Tuesday. donheld Dec 2012 #28

Kids will LOVE them! durablend Dec 2012 #42

The Threat isn't the US Government !! shintao Dec 2012 #30

great, now everybody will want one... nt TeamPooka Dec 2012 #33

I am yet to talk to any gun owner who really believes that ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #34

I usually ask my right wing friends.... JohnnyRingo Dec 2012 #35

that's what hubby said to a bunch of red necked loud mouths at work last week NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #43