In 1966 I was trained with the M-14. I was taught

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my point of sarcasm. Most of the people who state that they will use their weapons against tyranny are amatuers and will die almost instantly. I thought you would get it by my use of the cold dead hands line. Most of the Vets probably got it, they also probably notice what type of weapons I fired, telling them that I have over 20yrs in the service. I was a pro and very good at it, that is what these amatuers will be up against.

To your second point, tactics and dedication go along way. You have just walked into a losing argument when stating the type of person who could overcome an American Military operation. If it was that easy, why are we still in Afghanistan, Vietnam we never lost a battle but American will lost the War. Both situations we were not up against superior fire power, or more advanced weapons. It was people fighting for their homeland, while the individual soldier had their hands tied behind their back. For the Government to prevail in an American Civil War, it would have to be even more brutal in that War than the 2 I listed.

For defense cuts, Vets are ones that call attention to the waste, fraud and abuse. We also know that it will be the service member that will suffer more than the weapons systems. The American public does not have the stomach for casulties, so the super sexy war toys will stay funded. If you go after the big ticket items, now you are not making nice with California, Mass, Virginia and as well as Red States. So the budget will be balanced on the backs of the troops, causing more casulties.