The best way to deter an invasion is to arm the population "Behind ever blade of grass there will be a rifleman' to mis quote a japanese general while discussing why it would be a BAD idea to invade the US.
That holds true to this day. Everyone should have a rifle, a shot gun, a hand gun. Perhaps a couple of rocket launchers (stinger and javelin) There's no good reason for the civilian population to NOT be armed as well as the military.
Unless they are properly trained armed civilians just get themselves and other people killed and have no impact on the enemy.
Compulsory military service for all so that people get training. I can agree with that. Giving guns to civilians willy nilly after the professional military has failed. That's dangerous, stupid and makes people illegal combatants without Geneva Convention protections.
Indeed I've never understood how the "a well regulated militia" words in the Second Amendment are always ignored. Training as part of a well regulated (ie with discipline and proper command and control) militia is an essential part of military effectiveness.
a gun is the original 'point and click' interface. It's not really hard. "never point a gun at anyone you don't want to kill' It's so easy even liberals should be able to figure it out. Er. Well maybe not that easy.
as far as the geneva conventions are concerned? The Bad guys don't adhere to them so why should we? So we'll be on the 'right' side of history? Yeah. DEAD right. Good guys finish last.
Part 2. we do not need or want 'compulsory military service.' Wasn't the civil war about slavery? Conscripts are 'war slaves' I was one. I didn't like it. Actually 95% of the military doesn't know crap about using handguns. If we want the civilian population to learn how to use guns just get out of the way. Don't make it so damn HARD to own or use guns. Yes we DO need to have 'weapons of war' in the hands of private citizens. You know how many times the average cops uses their guns? About ever time they qualify. (once a month? twice a year?) The qualifications aren't that hard either. My granddaughter could shoot better than that when she twelve.
When my dad was a kid the had rifle classes in school.
I wish we still did. Every kid should know how to use a gun.
you said 'Unless they are properly trained armed civilians just get themselves and other people killed and have no impact on the enemy"
Really? What makes you say that? Do you have any hard data to back it up?
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