Getting a kick out of the folks thinking military members blindly follow orders with no thought process. There is also that pesky detail of swearing an oath to uphold the constitution and defend against enemies both foreign and domestic. A fact that most take very seriously. There may be some exceptions but a large majority of the military absolutely would not support a large-scale attack against U.S. citizens. Furthermore, a war event or activation of major weaponry is a scaled and chained event. There are numerous ways to break that chain from logistics, operator, weapons loading, fueling, maintenance, etc.

The balance really tilts when you consider how many retired or separated military folks from all specialties know exactly what the military weaknesses are, where things are stored/acquired, and exactly how systems function. It's a pipe dream to believe the U.S. Government could get away with an attack on the populace and defeat a domestic "militia." Heck, need a comparison for perspective, Syria has been going on for over seven years now against a weak populace with no gun rights and minimal training. The Syrian government has even had help from multiple countries.

There would be a better chance of having a military coup against our acting government than a joint initiative against the civilian populace.

Fun facts...(There are just over 2 million active/reserve personnel and 75% of them are not war-fighters) (There are over 20 million veterans, with a higher portion of combat veterans than there are total active, in the U.S. (There are an estimated (very low) 300+ million guns with access to more if it got ugly) (Nearly all missiles, bullets, grenades, etc. are civilian made)

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