The World's 6th Largest Standing Army.

It might surprise you to learn where we can find the World's 6th Largest Standing Army.  

And here is a list for your convenience:

     -  China - 2,185,000

     -  India - 1,445,000

     -  United States - 1,400,000

     -  North Korea - 1,300,000

     -  Russia - 1,014,000

     -  Missouri Deer Tags, 2022 - 810,673

     -  Wisconsin Deer Tags, 2022 - 771,365

     -  Illinois Deer Tags, 2022 - 547,736

Wha...?  

In fact, not just the 6th largest standing army, but the 7th and 8th as well.  And not "standing," exactly, but maybe lazing away in a Barcalounger, awaiting deer season to open.  But armed to the teeth and likely available to answer a clarion call to defend their Country, should one come, or their way of life.

Which just might happen.

How did we go from countries and their standing armies, meaning how many soldiers a country has in uniform and holding their rifles, ready to blow other folks to smithereens, to hunters buying the right to shoot a deer?   

Because, fellow Patriots, that gives you an indication that on any given mid-November day in our Heartland States, upwards of 10% of their population could be ready for the bell to ring.  To head out into the woods in search of Bambi's dad and some delicious backstraps.  Dressed all up in camos and Day-glo hats, lurking around in their forests, searching for meat for the freezer.  

In Missouri's case, it's above 15%, as its population is 6,200,000.  In fact, growing up there I could say I didn't know anyone who didn't skip work on my birthday (November 12th) and go deer hunting.  Many school districts declare it a Day Off.  In Wisconsin it's an even higher percentage, as its population is but 5,910,00.  

I'd like you to get your mental arms around that fact for a moment.  On any given day in the Fall we have three-quarters of a million folks, almost exclusively men, in half of our states, with firearms, and willing to pony up cash to show up and go hunting.  For something we should be able to shoot without paying The Man a tax, BTW, but we do.  Which makes my rant even more relevant.  

Just imagine a time in the future when "The Balloon Goes Up."  We are at war.  Declared or otherwise, military action, whatever.  Even North vs. South again.  But not White vs. Black, or even White vs. White, but Big Blue Cities vs. The People.  Or Uncle Joe's DOJ vs. Us, The People, which is becoming ever more likely.  They keep on telling us our Modern Sporting Rifles* are only for "combat," so maybe we'll find out for ourselves.  But whatever, People are shooting at each other.  Sooooo....

Whose side would you rather be on?  The Gubmint's, coming after our freedoms, or The Peoples,' who are armed and considered dangerous.  Some 510,000,000 firearms are in our gun cabinets, owned by more than 110,000,000 of our People.  110 Million God-fearing, freedom-loving, America-defending People.   

Now then, don't you feel better?  I just knew you would...

*    That would be AR-15's, with more than 22 million of them in our hunters' hands.  Ready to be called into action to hunt...or to Defend our Freedoms.