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rickman

On 11/18/2015 11:13 AM, Wayne wrote:

"rickman" wrote in message ...

On 11/17/2015 6:12 PM, wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.antenna rickman wrote:
On 11/17/2015 5:38 PM, wrote:
In rec.radio.amateur.antenna rickman wrote:
On 11/17/2015 4:56 PM, Wayne wrote:

"gareth" wrote in message ...

Those who were self-taught to the exclusion of sideband and sidetone
are no doubt unaware that in the event of a nuclear detonation
that an
EMP
will melt the RF amps in their RXs because of the amount of power
that
their antennae will pick up?

Anyway, in the light of the events in Paris last Friday, and
previously the attack
on the World Trade Centre on 11/9 the costly and
unnecessary nuclear deterrent doesn't seem to be working awfully
well,
does it?

It is indeed a mess, and I'm doing my own part to be prepared.

However that includes some options not available to you. Example: a
few semiautomatic rifles, pistols and several thousand rounds.

Then what do you do the second day?

Reload.

John Brown tried that...

Nope, John Brown was fighting his own war against the US government; a
totally different thing from citizens resisting terrorism.

A better analogy would be the local farmers, shopkeepers, and militia
that pinned down Brown and his troops in the Harpers Ferry Armory
until the Marines arrived.

# The issue is not the *why*. This issue is the *what*. Armed
# insurrection is a loosing game. Or if government deteriorates and can't
# maintain control, even a few guns won't keep you safe for long. There
# will be those with bigger guns and who know better how best to use them.
# "Cold, dead hands" will be the appropriate expression.

Armed insurrection works if the military breaks ranks.

We are way beyond that. In China the military resisted conflict with
their own people. They brought in troops from the other side of the
country who spoke a very different dialect. Here the troops would never
meet the victims. Remotely operated weapons allow the military to fight
anyone without knowing who they really are. Having rifles and "several
thousand rounds" won't even let you defend yourself against other people
for more than a few days, much less the military. Heck, a decent swat
team would easily rout you out. Hand weapons are pointless these days
for anything but killing someone in your own family. Like bringing a
knife to a gun fight.

--

Rick