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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
If you really want a population that takes an active part in national defense, then what you're really talking about there is mandatory military service.
"Here's how you clean a hunting rifle, and here's how you make sure you don't accidentally shoot someone" isn't going to do anything when it comes to national defense, unless you're worried about a land war/invasion spearheaded by a bunch of guys with as much training as a grade 12 student with basic firearms training.
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So Russia in the first phase of the Ukraine war
I know, I don't disagree, but like I said, it's an interesting thought exercise.
Enough wars have been fought and won by farmers with AK's (i.e. Vietnam, both Afghan wars), so maybe starting at a bit of a baseline up from "farmer with pitchfork" might be of use in a pinch.