[NEWS] Martial law declared in the Philippines as CIA sleeper cell seizes city

[Deus Ex]

wouldn't the CIA members living inside the city have easier access to said guns?

So would the innocent people
Would've been able to put a fight before the police arrived at least

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[Bisjac]

u mean like how the police had guns right

no thats not even close to enough. all citizens needs to be armed. thats how your country keeps from being invaded.
you cant trust the government to do it no matter where you live, because then the government becomes the invader.

thats how its always worked, without fail. every nation, throughout history.

[SWAT One]

Problem is the Philippines are so crime-ridden anyways that distributing guns to the populace would result in turf wars and other various gangs vying for control/influence of areas.  It's a good thought in concept, but seeing how they would dismantle your car to sell its parts of you left it long enough out of view (several Phillipino friends can attest to this), I would say no, that is not a safe move.

Now, that's to say, though, that this would be more of the immediate impact.  In the long-term, it's harder to say.

[Tactical Nuke]

I don't get why people think an entirely armed populace is bad
are post-apoc ruins where everyone has animal skulls on their balls your only perception of a society where everyone has guns

crime would happen less in an armed community
because if I'm a criminal and I learn that you have a one-shot death ride waiting for me, I want your stuff badly, but not that badly

we can also talk about how the US has been invaded only twice, in its earlier years, and both times the invaders have had their stuff kicked in
the Japanese were even considering a full-scale invasion during WWII but ruled it out because of that same reason

[Nonnel]

I've heard that that Japan quote was never really proved real

[King Tøny]

But guys it's a religion of peace!

[NotBomberguy]

But guys it's a religion of peace!

don't start this

[Punished Toxicology]

But guys it's a religion of peace!

haha no its not

[Conan]

we can also talk about how the US has been invaded only twice, in its earlier years, and both times the invaders have had their stuff kicked in
the Japanese were even considering a full-scale invasion during WWII but ruled it out because of that same reason

i thought it was more the fact that you have to cross a gigantic ocean and supply lines would be really hard to maintain, more than the populace is armed, at least.

granted, mexico or canada could have invaded in history but iirc most of the time they existed while the US existed they were busy dealing with their own stuff 'cept that one time mexico did try something but failed hard

[Drydess]

we can also talk about how the US has been invaded only twice, in its earlier years, and both times the invaders have had their stuff kicked in
the Japanese were even considering a full-scale invasion during WWII but ruled it out because of that same reason

i thought it was more the fact that you have to cross a gigantic ocean and supply lines would be really hard to maintain, more than the populace is armed, at least.

see this is why im confused on how people are so damn scared about a domestic terrorist attack here in the us, to the point where our privacy has to be intruded on

[Tactical Nuke]

see this is why im confused on how people are so damn scared about a domestic terrorist attack here in the us, to the point where our privacy has to be intruded on

because it's modern day and you can make a bomb with a pressure cooker you buy at goodwill or whatever tf and fly anywhere for cheap

[Red Spy]

see this is why im confused on how people are so damn scared about a domestic terrorist attack here in the us, to the point where our privacy has to be intruded on

I guarantee half the stuff in your kitchen can be used in an attack

because it's modern day and you can make a bomb with a pressure cooker you buy at goodwill or whatever tf and fly anywhere for cheap

[PhantOS]

build a self-defense pressure cooker bomb then. its so loving easy why not do it? exercise your right to defend yourself

[DestroyerOfBlocks]

Oh no it's just the Middle East.

[Master Matthew²]

But guys it's a religion of peace!

He's right!
Terrorists don't kill people, they just (peacefully) send them to the Shadow Realm!