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44. Small Arms vs. Police and Military Forces

Views today are probably still based on the fantastic notion that citizens can use small arms to challenge government police and military forces equipped with the same plus artillery, armored vehicles, ground-attack aircraft, etc., never mind many other complications that citizens face, such as the fact that the small arms that they purchase are from manufacturers that are supported by the same government and that equip not only the same police and military forces but even armed groups abroad, that they live in a heavily debt-ridden economy coupled with a JIT system that provides only a few days' worth of food and medicine to various towns and cities. In fact, the last point may even lead to a situation where civilians will arm themselves not only to face a tyrannical government but even defend themselves from each other.