re: Our 2nd amendment right is the biggest reason this doesn't happen in the US.

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Unarmed civilians. That’s the point

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Maybe that’s your point. It’s not mine.

Scale, speed, purpose, and timing were the determining factors. This was not the same thing as any act of terrorism that has occurred on US soil in a very long time—if ever. The Pancho Villa raids into New Mexico or some of the Apache raids are probably our best corollary.

You could sleep with your weapon literally in your hand. Numbers still matter. Being overrun is being overrun. The Israeli border communities were surprised and overrun. They killed more terrorists than the terrorists killed Israelis. They did generally fight back. Well. They were still overrun.