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Originally Posted by MR2
From The American Rifleman (Nov40)
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An interesting article and great reminder.
Compare and contrast the British experience described in the subject article to our American experience - one of a gun culture...
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass." Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
ETA although the quote above is often attributed to Yamamoto there seems to be some discrepancy whether Yamamoto said this...I don't know. But, I do know that there is unquestioned pragmatism in such an observation.