"There is no evidence to support the claim that the entire Iraq population was at any point heavily armed and capable of overthrowing a dictator ."
"`` Iraq , one of the most heavily armed countries in the world , is believed to harbor enough guns to arm every one of its 24 million citizens . Iraqi civilians also have access to other light weapons , such as rocket- propelled grenades , mortars , and bombs - making their arsenals potentially more deadly . '' In the absence of a governing force in Iraq , some Iraqis are looking to increase their personal weapons caches in order to protect themselves from looters and roving armed gangs ; others want small arms to conduct illegal activities and gain political power . Reports have surfaced that gun merchants have set up shop on the streets of Baghdad , selling AK-47s for as little as $ 10. `` War ends , but Iraq battle over small arms just begins | csmonitor.com In this thread I was told that handguns were useful in combating tyranny- Is The Second Amendment No Longer Relevant ? So I 'm supposed to believe that handguns are useful in battling tyranny but not having numerous amounts of the above weapons ? Shows how inconsistent people can be when it serves their agenda ."
"There is no evidence to support the claim that the entire Iraq population was"
"Iraq , one of the most heavily armed countries in the world , is believed to harbor enough guns to arm every one of its 24 million citizens"