Is an armed populace an effective deterrent against a foreign invasion

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What I mean is, do you think the abundance of guns on American soil would make it so costly to an invading force to invade that they simply wouldn't invade out of a fear of unacceptable losses

Isoroku Yamamoto (a famous IJN admiral during WW2) was claimed to have said invading America would be impossible because there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass (paraphrasing). The quote is probably erroneous, but I think it illustrates a good point

Literally with so many Americans packing heat the only way to subdue America would probably be to nuke us from orbit, that or a bombing campaign that would make Operation Linebacker look like a joke. That or somehow convince the American people to disarm.

Personally I think an armed population is at the very least something the enemy would consider; what do you fine folks think?

Yes an armed citizenry is an effective deterrent 10
An armed populace is NOT a deterrent 5
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  • mypenisinyourmouth
    8 years ago

    Switzerland. Every household has at least 1 gun. They get trained too. That's also the difference between the 2 countries. Less palookas

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    • thegypsysailor
      8 years ago

      And lots of ex-Nazis.

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      • SandyGun5555
        8 years ago

        You sail the world from your basement.

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    Absolutely. Some soldier in full combat gear is going to cower when faced with my .380 boot gun.

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    • SandyGun5555
      8 years ago

      To sail the world from your basement.

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  • SandyGun5555
    8 years ago

    Fuck you.

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    • BrulkBrotheon
      8 years ago

      Thank you for your constructive input, much appreciated

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  • Doktor_Hildred_Von_Steinmann
    8 years ago

    An armed populace would not stand a chance against my army of mutated-zombie fish soldiers.

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  • Beep_Beep
    8 years ago

    The answer is obvious. Switzerland has not been invaded for over 200 years.

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    • handsignals
      8 years ago

      You have not made love to me for days beep beep...

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      • Beep_Beep
        8 years ago

        Yes, my dear. I have been neglectful. You know that I think your pert little ass is very cute. I hope you are ready for me to feel it up.

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  • Couman
    8 years ago

    The possibility of anyone making an open invasion against the US is difficult to even imagine currently. But I think it's safe to say the lots of civilians having guns is one more reason it would be a really bad idea.

    If you take some other country, more in harm's way and with fewer other defenses, it's hard to say how big a difference an armed populace would make.

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  • Forestheart
    8 years ago

    I counted 24 posts related to war on the past few days. What r u guys up to? R u that eager to see WW3?

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    • Niggers_on_welfare
      8 years ago

      It will happen. The sheer probability behind it is astonishing. We aren't going to magically stop fighting one another. It's a constant of human history, the only "moment of pause" we have that has delayed it is the unbelievable destructive force of the weapons we can unleash on one another.

      All it takes is people forgetting just how horrible war really is.

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      • Forestheart
        8 years ago

        In total the approximate number of warheads are 14453. If WW3 breaks loose that might just be the end of human race.
        As for these war nerds constantly calculating lives like toys, they have never seen a warzone in their life and I hope they don't. Cause there's nothing exciting about a war. No one will win this time.

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        • Niggers_on_welfare
          8 years ago

          All those weapons. And no conflict.

          I really regret saying this. Conflict is inevitable. Will those nuclear stockpiles play a part in it? Idk.

          Survivors will win. And nature keeps the balance.

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    Oh Hell yeah!

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