While there is truth to the notion that a militia consisting of armed citizens wouldn't stand a chance against a modern military in open battle, the second amendment and the enormous number of weapons and ammunition in private hands has, in combination with geography and demographics, made the US more-or-less unconquerable.
Even if the States entire military simply vanished into the ether tomorrow, there is not a military force on the planet that could effectively subjugate and govern a landmass that size, with a population that size, with that many weapons and that ammount of ammunition.
The assymetric insurrection Americans would be able to mount against any occupying force would be astonishing.
All that said, as I am planning to move to the US soon and may one day become a citizen, I support the repeal of the second amendment and believe that is the only solution to the problem of the enormous number of gun deaths in America.
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