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Now That He's Got Military On The Streets - How Soon Will He Come For Our Guns?.... (Original Post) global1 Aug 2025 OP
Wait: I thought the NRA needed people to have guns so they could rise up against a tyrannical government? Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #1
So - you're suggesting that Trump now completely torches and makes bitter enemy of stopdiggin Aug 2025 #2
He doesn't need to confiscate guns if he has the military on his side. LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #3
Walk me through how that would work Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #4
Maybe he'll just have a mandatory 'buy back'..... Fla_Democrat Aug 2025 #5
DU sure has changed in regards to the gun issue Kaleva Aug 2025 #6

Chasstev365

(8,128 posts)
1. Wait: I thought the NRA needed people to have guns so they could rise up against a tyrannical government?
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:05 PM
Aug 2025

stopdiggin

(15,639 posts)
2. So - you're suggesting that Trump now completely torches and makes bitter enemy of
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:27 PM
Aug 2025

98% of his power base?
Gee - I dunno .... Seem likely .. ?

LudwigPastorius

(15,006 posts)
3. He doesn't need to confiscate guns if he has the military on his side.
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:59 PM
Aug 2025

...and that will be a big "if".

Despite his attempt to replace the ranks of the military's leadership to ensure loyalty, every service member takes an oath to the Constitution, not to a man.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,079 posts)
4. Walk me through how that would work
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:13 PM
Aug 2025

Even going city by city, how long do you think it would take for an ambush that results in the deaths of multiple LEO’s.

Reminder: nationwide martial law is a physical impossibility.

Fla_Democrat

(2,623 posts)
5. Maybe he'll just have a mandatory 'buy back'.....
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 11:48 PM
Aug 2025

I've heard that suggested as a good thing before.





Kaleva

(40,432 posts)
6. DU sure has changed in regards to the gun issue
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 01:49 AM
Aug 2025

Personally, I wouldn’t care much if I was told I had to surrender my .38 Special Revolver. The odds of me ever needing it to defend my life against a criminal are about zero and I wouldn’t last long if I decided to use it along with my two boxes of .38 Special ammo to wage war against all the MAGA in town

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