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Actually, I think that it is now about 50 / 50 whether from 2024 on the US will BECOME a dictatorship. And I think that is the likely reason why the last 2 years have shown such a big increase in GUN OWNERSHIP - from 300 million to 400 million. So, I agree about that. And I agree that the Viet Cong rebels fought back with lower-tech battlefield equipment, mostly GUNS. And they used a BOLT-ACTION Mosin-Nagant rifle for sniper use.
..........So, IF (a BIG if) the US has a Dictatorship around 2026, then the rebels should be stacking up on long-range
sniper-type BOLT-ACTION rifles rather than the short-range military-style semi-autos.
..........Anyway, the easiest, least bloody, and best way to prevent a dictatorship is by votes, not bullets.
List of Roman emperors - Wikipedia

Our Founding Fathers were familiar with Greek and Roman history and could see that if a rotten emperor controlled the military he or she could stay in power but as soon as they lost that connection the military put in a new leader. It happened multiple times in some years.

Year of the Four Emperors - Wikipedia

Year of the Five Emperors - Wikipedia

Barracks emperor - Wikipedia

Our military leaders seem very careful not to get the Army, Navy, etc. involved in politics such as it would lead to so many civil wars like in Rome and sometimes in Ancient Greece.

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