alright shinra, it looks like I can't stay away so I might as well explain something of insurgency.
When I refer to the pioneer attitude and culture, I believe the bloc party says this the best: "If it can be broke then it can be fixed, if it can be fused then it can be split
It's all under control".
This attitude is still a nessecity in the impovrished nations moreso than ours where everything can be thrown away and repurchased for a fraction of the cost of mending it in terms of man hour-dollars. We are a culture of the lynx which focus more on the technological front than others.
These bombmakers out east don't have the internet, a decent source of water, or pop tarts in their MRE's. Same with the vietcong, both using skillsets handed down by their respective guerilla-trainers, intelligence organizations. What they have is grit and knowledge passed down not from the blago-sphere, but instead from shops and practice.
There are a lot of hardasses in your rural areas that still 'have it', as well as the arms collections that would make any would-be repressive governments repress their ambitions who come from many walks of life. They will not ask for much and will invite you into their culture. Some of them are more intelligent than others, and on the flipside some are more biggoted. Those people would be the effective insurgency when rallied under the right banner, so long as the government keeps just enough control through the rule of law.
I feel I should sum up, so here we go:
Executive Summary
1)All the myths you may or may not believe about gun control are statistically inaccurate. You are not alone in your ignorance, and this is dangerous as those who disrespect the law will always be well armed. If you wish to read more from a competent source that has yet to be put down by a competent source, John Lott is an authour you wish to start with. After that at least you can have a place to start proving or disproving myths or his statements as opposed to using gut feelings.
2) Most people in the civilized world live in a golden age where careers are based on the fundamentals of mass-production. This is a good thing when times are good, but would mean disaster if times sour. Those who remain armed and can form effective militias then will not be your militaries in the worst case, but the militias. They will be your guide back to better days, but for now they will be marginalized.
3) Transportation is correct: You will not be invaded by China, Russia, or South America due to real geographic reasons, and in case of global catastrophe you will be the best-suited to rebound. You are also geographically blessed in having two neighbours who require you to be a strong nation in order to maintain their own well-being. This is unique.
4) My anger is not from the use of god-awful terms of wishy-washy arguments which have no statistics, stories, or personal experience to back them up. People are using their gut feelings
5) Doom should join the army. If you see him, ask him why he hasn't enlisted yet
That's it. Thanks for challenging me again to make my point. You anger me, but this is a healthy type that says "calling you a shitpump is the weak way out, where explaining to the fullest is the smart way to go.."