I just realised why there are no wars on American soil...

I think anyone capable of defeating the world's largest navy, the world's largest and most advanced airforce, and a large highly trained army equipped with the best weapons and supplies isn't too worried about the 2nd Amendment.

Yep, after taking on F22 Raptors, F15 Strike Eagles, B2 & B1 bombers, M1A1 main battle tanks, Multiple Launch Rocket Artillery, a couple dozen army and marine divisions, nuclear powered carriers and subs....the invading force is gonna be stopped by citizens with pistols, semi-auto rifles, and shotguns........yah......right.

SUD123456

[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

I own 9 guns. I challenge any one person or grouphere to try and take my house.

It would be like a small scale reenactment of D-Day, only there aren't 6 billion people to storm the yard, there's about 20 of you and I have over 400 rounds of ammunition.

AFraud

You should stock up then. That's really not that much ammo. I have nearly that much .308 alone.

I burnt a lot of it last time at the gun range.

At one point I probably had around...2,000 rounds of ammunition.

I own 9 guns. I challenge any one person or grouphere to try and take my house.

It would be like a small scale reenactment of D-Day, only there aren't 6 billion people to storm the yard, there's about 20 of you and I have over 400 rounds of ammunition.

-TheSecondSign-

You couldn't be more wrong. Back when Washington was unanimously voted the president of the US, he ordered a clan of highly-trained voodoo doctors to cast a protective shield over the country. Go ahead, look it up. zakkro

[QUOTE="AFraud"]

Or maybe it's geographic isolation, combined with most of our adversaries lacking strong navies. Just a thought.

And the British, who did have a strong Navy, invaded in the War of 1812.

blackmagesm

This

I'm really sure the nazis were too scared of some rednecks with shotguns to invade America :roll:

Dude, nazi's could have invaded America if the took over Europe. It was because Russia and Britain was in the way, so they couldn't invade America.

[QUOTE="AFraud"]

[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

I own 9 guns. I challenge any one person or grouphere to try and take my house.

It would be like a small scale reenactment of D-Day, only there aren't 6 billion people to storm the yard, there's about 20 of you and I have over 400 rounds of ammunition.

-TheSecondSign-

You should stock up then. That's really not that much ammo. I have nearly that much .308 alone.

I burnt a lot of it last time at the gun range.

At one point I probably had around...2,000 rounds of ammunition.

The ammo prices are pretty absurd at the moment, so it's understandable. I don't have nearly as much as I did a few years ago.

This thread is rife with misinformation. 1. All but the weakest armies would not be dissuaded or suffer casualties to an "army" consisting of a guy with a hunting shotgun. 2. No one's going to try and take over the US because war these days isn't about conquering land anymore. 3. Even if "they" did try and storm the US, it would be ridiculous for them to attack civilians.

The American revolution and the war of 1812 were both fought on american soil. The main reason more wars have not been fought is because they usually took place a continent away.

Switzerland

"The Swiss Armed Forces, including the Land Forces and the Air Force, are composed of conscripts: professional soldiers constitute only about 5 percent of the military personnel, and all the rest are conscript citizens aged from 20 to 34 (in special cases up to 50) years."
"The structure of the Swiss militia system stipulates that the soldiers keep their own personal equipment, including the well known Swiss Army knife and personal weapons, at home."
"They usually receive the marching order at the age of 19 for military conscription. About two thirds of the young Swiss are found suited for service; for those found unsuited, an alternative service exists.[33] Annually, approximately 20,000 persons are trained in boot camp for a duration from 18 to 21 weeks."

Everyone here is wrong! Obama scared everyone away when he owend a fly with his bare hands!

Someone needs to watch Red Dawnmorewasabi

Thanks to Red Dawn, I always carry a bow and a quiver of arrows in the woods in case I run into any Commies.

WOLVERINES!

No its that and the fact that anyone who touches us will be blown off the surface of the earth... :?

WiiMan21

You can bear arms in many country's if you have a gun license...optiow

What about the American revolutionary war? Silent-Hal

Revolutionary War? War of 1812? French and Indian Wars? Japan's invasion of Alaska? :| [QUOTE="optiow"]You can bear arms in many country's if you have a gun license...CptJSparrow

Hahaha looks like there's a new Grammar Sheriff in town!!!!

What about the American revolutionary war? Silent-Hal

Becauseeveryone knows that the USA government/army is the biggest terrorist organization in the world and they would do anything to try and stay on top. And nobody wants a WW3.

France was invaded in WW2 and then came the French Resistance, Iraq was invaded in 2002 and civilians will blow themselves up to get the invaders out or intimidate them. If any country is invaded the civilians of that country are always going to retaliate.

If America invaded my country i would indeed fight back with whatever guns i had or whatever i can make to blow up whatever convoy crosses my path. haha

Becauseeveryone knows that the USA government/army is the biggest terrorist organization in the world and they would do anything to try and stay on top. And nobody wants a WW3.

France was invaded in WW2 and then came the French Resistance, Iraq was invaded in 2002 and civilians will blow themselves up to get the invaders out or intimidate them. If any country is invaded the civilians of that country are always going to retaliate.

If America invaded my country i would indeed fight back with whatever guns i had or whatever i can make to blow up whatever convoy crosses my path. haha

nitsud_19

No. Sounds like someone's jealous of the top dog. It's okay being the runt of the litter, trying to act tough.

[QUOTE="nitsud_19"]

Becauseeveryone knows that the USA government/army is the biggest terrorist organization in the world and they would do anything to try and stay on top. And nobody wants a WW3.

France was invaded in WW2 and then came the French Resistance, Iraq was invaded in 2002 and civilians will blow themselves up to get the invaders out or intimidate them. If any country is invaded the civilians of that country are always going to retaliate.

If America invaded my country i would indeed fight back with whatever guns i had or whatever i can make to blow up whatever convoy crosses my path. haha

phillo99

No. Sounds like someone's jealous of the top dog. It's okay being the runt of the litter, trying to act tough.

Lol, typical American additude, thats why the world hates you.

but in all seriousness, if there was a T72 and a few Russian soldiers barreling down on you the last thing you would do is grab your gun. You would cower like ever cowboy/pansie.

Ahh America, the laughing stock of the Earth.

[QUOTE="phillo99"]

[QUOTE="nitsud_19"]

Becauseeveryone knows that the USA government/army is the biggest terrorist organization in the world and they would do anything to try and stay on top. And nobody wants a WW3.

France was invaded in WW2 and then came the French Resistance, Iraq was invaded in 2002 and civilians will blow themselves up to get the invaders out or intimidate them. If any country is invaded the civilians of that country are always going to retaliate.

If America invaded my country i would indeed fight back with whatever guns i had or whatever i can make to blow up whatever convoy crosses my path. haha

nitsud_19

No. Sounds like someone's jealous of the top dog. It's okay being the runt of the litter, trying to act tough.

Lol, typical American additude, thats why the world hates you.

but in all seriousness, if there was a T72 and a few Russian soldiers barreling down on you the last thing you would do is grab your gun. You would cower like ever cowboy/pansie.

Ahh America, the laughing stock of the Earth.

I was refering to your statement that our armed services members are terrorists.

Anyways, I'm going to stop feeding the troll, however humorous it may be.

Britain invaded America b4 it was independent. I'm talking about in relatively modern times when America was independent. lol_haha_dead

[QUOTE="Silent-Hal"]What about the American revolutionary war? blackngold29

[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

I own 9 guns. I challenge any one person or grouphere to try and take my house.

It would be like a small scale reenactment of D-Day, only there aren't 6 billion people to storm the yard, there's about 20 of you and I have over 400 rounds of ammunition.

Yankees_Dynasty

Because this is America! :P

The War of 1812 was on our soil. The British even burned down Washington.Yagr_Zero

We usually pick wars with smaller countries to keep the war profits going. our enemies cant even afford to bring an army here most of the time. Remember, we have a private business/government merger called the military industrial complex. Its about amking money, if we dont goto war IT goes brokeFree_Marxet

Umm....I don't think so.

[QUOTE="phillo99"]

[QUOTE="nitsud_19"]

Becauseeveryone knows that the USA government/army is the biggest terrorist organization in the world and they would do anything to try and stay on top. And nobody wants a WW3.

France was invaded in WW2 and then came the French Resistance, Iraq was invaded in 2002 and civilians will blow themselves up to get the invaders out or intimidate them. If any country is invaded the civilians of that country are always going to retaliate.

If America invaded my country i would indeed fight back with whatever guns i had or whatever i can make to blow up whatever convoy crosses my path. haha

nitsud_19

No. Sounds like someone's jealous of the top dog. It's okay being the runt of the litter, trying to act tough.

Lol, typical American additude, thats why the world hates you.

but in all seriousness, if there was a T72 and a few Russian soldiers barreling down on you the last thing you would do is grab your gun. You would cower like ever cowboy/pansie.

Ahh America, the laughing stock of the Earth.

Where do you live?

It's so our country doesn't become wartorn.

With the drug war in Mexico, though, it might happen.

^ Yes it's because we have very good defences. Besides, nobody has the BALLS to invade us. They would get owned.

Jfisch93

[QUOTE="Jfisch93"]

^ Yes it's because we have very good defences. Besides, nobody has the BALLS to invade us. They would get owned.

tbone29

both

Actually I am pretty sure in Iraq each household is allowed to have 1 rifle. I don't know if that rule is still in place with Saddam gone.gun-runner

no coutry with nuclear bombs has ever been attacked to my knowledge.simpledkdk999

Yeah about Hiroshima.....

But yeah, the main reason there hasn't been too much fighting on American Soil in decades is because it would be such a cluster**** trying to get an army on our soil, let alone the fact that you would be picking a fight with what just may be the most powerful military in the world and if you don't have good reason for the attack then there will be other countries on your ass helping us defend our land.

Oh, and so far we have been the only country crazy enough to push that big red button and I don't think anyone, including us American citizens, really want to see that happen again....

I've always wondered why there were never any wars on American soil besides the Civil War. Yes, you can count the bombing of Hawaii but, the Japanese did it by air. They didn't have the balls to come and fight us on the ground. So any ways, the reason why people don't step on our soil is because America has the 2nd Amendment, which is the right to bear arms. The United States citizens could kill any foreign soildier that tries to terrorize our streets. See, the citizens in Iraq can barely do anything to protect themselves because their country would NEVER let them bear arms. NEVER. So, that's why America is indestructible. Who can beat a country where millions of it's citizens have their own weapons? Just imagine American soldiers in the streets of New Orleans killing Iraqi soldiers while American Citizens with their shotguns are also killing Iraqi soldiers that try to threaten them.

Any other countries in the world that allows their citizens to bear arms? I'm not sure?

lol_haha_dead

actually, every household in Iraq has an armed family member, usually with an assault rifle. In fact, US and allied soldiers have to make special allowences when inspecting houses.

One AK47...thats ok. A cache of weapons...not OK.

As for your post on the whole, there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of nations that allow their citizens to have weapons.

Switzerland is the perfect example of what you think the US is: why do you think they have been left alone and neutral for so long? Because any army that invades would be facing the most well-trained and well-armed militia in Europe. I forgot the numbers exactly, but when you graduate high school you can either go to college, or go in the army...and neary every household has an assault rifle is it. Not to mention military-type training.

But no...I dont think anyone has not invaded the US because theyre scared of its citizens. I think people havent invaded because our army is insanely good, and leagues ahead of anyone else's. A buddy of mine just got back from wargames in Europe and he said that while the German army was well-trained, they just did not stand a chance.

No...its because the US just starts/enters wars at will.

I don't think that's the reason, but now that I think about it 300 million people and 270 million guns in the U.S.

Almost our whole country could become a fighting force in a homeland conflict.

Ace_WondersX

I've always wondered why there were never any wars on American soil besides the Civil War. Yes, you can count the bombing of Hawaii but, the Japanese did it by air. They didn't have the balls to come and fight us on the ground. So any ways, the reason why people don't step on our soil is because America has the 2nd Amendment, which is the right to bear arms. The United States citizens could kill any foreign soildier that tries to terrorize our streets. See, the citizens in Iraq can barely do anything to protect themselves because their country would NEVER let them bear arms. NEVER. So, that's why America is indestructible. Who can beat a country where millions of it's citizens have their own weapons? Just imagine American soldiers in the streets of New Orleans killing Iraqi soldiers while American Citizens with their shotguns are also killing Iraqi soldiers that try to threaten them.

Any other countries in the world that allows their citizens to bear arms? I'm not sure?

lol_haha_dead

Worst. Analysis. Ever.

The US is not being invaded currently because our Navy and Air Force would obliterate any vessels that tried to land enemy combatants on our soil... it has nothing to do with the right to bear arms. :|

If you really think about it:

China invades the East Coast... Washington, D.C., New York City, Philly, Pittsburgh, Boston. Then, move on over to the West Coast, through the Pacific. Take Hawai'i, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, Sacramento. With these staple cities either captured or in ruins, the majority of the USA would fall. Structurally, economically, industrially, morally, and in population. In California alone, 36 million people would be gone. New York? 20 million. Each of these main cities are the powerhouses oftheir states. Is itpossible? In myopinion, it isn't out of thequestion. Eventhe most sophisticated dam can only handle somuch water before it breaks. China has over 1 billion citizens. We have just over 600 million. I think its altogether possible, if not likely, considering our tumultuous times. Consideringthe USA's arrogance, and China having some allies, maybe even from western Europe. I think it all depends on how well foreign policy is handled in the next decade.