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> Many service men and women take their pledge to uphold the constitution very seriously, and would not take up arms against the American people

This has been disproved by President Washington during the Whiskey rebellion. Everyone had equal guns and the insurrection was squashed.

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Doesn't it matter that the guy giving the orders was President-freakin'-Washington? Even putting aside the Constitutional questions of the Whiskey Rebellion, I don't think that's reasonable evidence on the fair-mindedness of U.S. military personel.

But that is the closest match of weaponry there ever will be.

That was over 200 years ago. I am talking about people today. cf. point 7.

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