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And the problem with that is that it's not that simple as Iraq and Afghanistan has taught us. Guns, of course, are only part of the equation, but I'm pretty sure both wars would have looked a lot different had the population been generally unarmed.

Also, the evacuation of the jews of nazi Germany would have looked a lot different had the jews been armed.

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The Nazis overran nation states with mobilized armies. A small segment of the populace with guns would have been irrelevant.

The French Resistance and Warsaw Uprising were not entirely irrelevant, even if they were defeated.

It's one sentence, please read it. I'm talking about the evacuation of jews from Germany, not the general war effort, which was gainst countries with armies.

I know. What I'm saying is that if armies couldn't stop Hitler from marching in, jews with weapons weren't going to stop Hitler from doing what he wanted to them either.

[EDIT: anyway, I actually agree with your main point that a lot of private guns will be useful as a deterrent and in practice against professional armies]

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