The world's largest standing army

[RED]

From an email.

In WWII, Japan's highest ranking naval officer was Isoruku Yamamoto. Although he was Japanese, and his loyalties were unquestionably with The Empire, he studied for many years in America, graduating from Harvard University. There is an oft-repeated (and sometimes disputed) quote attributed to him regarding the possibility of any nation taking a war to American soil: "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." Here is why he was correct:

The state of Wisconsin has gone an entire deer hunting season without someone getting killed. That's great, considering there were over 600,000 hunters that got permits this year. Allow me to restate that number. Over the last two months, the eighth largest army in the world - more men under arms than Iran; more than France and Germany combined - deployed to the woods of a single American state to keep the deer population under control. But that pales in comparison to the 750,000 who are in the woods of Pennsylvania this week. Michigan's 700,000 hunters have now returned home. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia, and it is literally the case that the hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. And that is just FOUR states.The total population of registered hunters in America today ranges from 23 million to 43.7 million individuals. (Based on annual data provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)As long as the American Hunter retains his right to Bear Arms, America will forever be safe from foreign invasion of troops.

And now this country is about to be overtaken by the left wing National Socialist Democrats that are anti gun, anti hunting, and anti American.

[dogtag]

If the leftists came to confiscate firearms, how many of those hunters
would repel boarders. How many would meekly hand them over.
If enough confiscators were shot, the effort would end, but how many
of us would risk being shot by shooting first ?

[free1954]

and who would come to get them? American troops?
this is the whole reason for the second amendment In the first place. the guns in the hands of all those citizens protects us from tyranny.

[dogtag]

and who would come to get them? American troops?
this is the whole reason for the second amendment In the first place. the guns in the hands of all those citizens protects us from tyranny.

But ONLY if we actually use them. Whether it's the police or troops
who come to collect your guns the fact remains that if you shoot
the first ones who come there will be others coming, and more of them.
It's also not easy to kill someone - to actually look him in the face
and squeeze the trigger.
It's one thing to talk but another to do.

[Roadkingtrax]

It's one thing to talk but another to do.

Who is coming to take YOUR guns, and what are YOU prepared to do about it? You're the one asking the questions.

[blackhawknj]

So what will it be ? The Warsaw Ghetto ? Or Lexington and Concord ?

[free1954]

But ONLY if we actually use them. Whether it's the police or troops
who come to collect your guns the fact remains that if you shoot
the first ones who come there will be others coming, and more of them.
It's also not easy to kill someone - to actually look him in the face
and squeeze the trigger.
It's one thing to talk but another to do.

i'm a law abiding citizen, as such I obey the laws of the land.
you're the second person today that tried to goad my into that cold dead hands nonsense.

[free1954]

So what will it be ? The Warsaw Ghetto ? Or Lexington and Concord ?

there it is right there. who knows what you will do when faced with tyranny and oppression.

[togor]

The talk of tyranny and oppression runs smack dab into the fact that more and more transactions--communications, purchases, medical--get logged in corporate data clouds where you have even less chance of controlling them than if they were in a government database. 20th century phobias for 21st century dangers.

[dogtag]

i'm a law abiding citizen, as such I obey the laws of the land.
you're the second person today that tried to goad my into that cold dead hands nonsense.

Meaning you'd meekly hand them over.
So much for your 2nd Amendment then.
A right is of no use if it is not utilized if and when it becomes necessary.

[Roadkingtrax]

Meaning you'd meekly hand them over.
So much for your 2nd Amendment then.
A right is of no use if it is not utilized if and when it becomes necessary.

A divisive attack, from a foreigner no less.

[togor]

Meaning you'd meekly hand them over.
So much for your 2nd Amendment then.
A right is of no use if it is not utilized if and when it becomes necessary.

Geeze, DT!

[dogtag]

Geeze, DT!

I'm merely pointing out the real ramifications of the 2nd Amendment if and
when it has to be used to prevent the government tyranny it was enacted for.
Waving a book in front of their faces won't work, so exactly what are YOU going
to do, shoot or submit ? Those are the only choices you'll have so you'll either
have to shoot or get off the pot. Avoiding the issue doesn't help.

[Roadkingtrax]

Togor, since he's got you off ignore, have him explain what he's prepared to do, since he's the one asking the question and has admonished Free1954 unfairly (IMHO).

For one so opinionated, he often avoids his own explanation or position.

[lyman]

remember , even expats in American can own firearms if they are a permanent resident alien,

so DT may own one, or a handful,

question is, what will he do?