Look at what Afghanistan did to Russia in the 80s, and to us currently. There are more of us than them, and we have learned a lot from them as well.
The Wermacht was armed with the K98 - essentially a deer rifle.
The Wermacht wasn't fat, lazy and full of donuts and Mt.Dew. I believe they were fairly organized, as well.
Which army today issues a bolt action as the MBR? We might as well point out the Roman Legions used swords.
In any case, the point is a rifle doesn't give you magical powers and an understanding of tactics. History is chock full of examples where a far-outnumbered band of aggressors defeated an entrenched, complacent foe.
My point is that none of us should falsely cling to the idea that an armed population is the end all undefeatable defense.
That doesn't mean we have to be resigned to defeat by any means. An armed population with effective leadership won our freedom from tyranny. It can do it again. We are guarding against tyranny right now by our sheer numbers. Why else would those in power work toward disarming us?
Woody
Maybe, just maybe, they actually believe that America would be a safer place without any guns.
It is entirely possible to believe in something with all your heart and still be wrong, you know.
Point taken. But an enemy that should have collapsed on June 6th, 1944 was armed with a bolt action rifle as its primary weapon. Essentially unchanged from the late 19th century. The Mauser action is to be found on many deer hunting rifles to this day.
A deer hunting rifle is dangerous to go up against.
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