# Defending against a US coup d’état **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 28, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512 "2021-09-28T13:14:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/61 "2021-10-02T14:55:32Z")
“Can you imagine if it was in New York City, and was a skyscraper instead of a wall?” I bet you’d invest then, huh! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/62 "2021-10-02T15:36:37Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Mexico will want a wall. Maybe Canada too. At least they will pay for it, this time. ---
**Author:** ![Icantdance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ce73a5/32.png) [@Icantdance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icantdance)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/63 "2021-10-02T19:41:38Z")
Could it be so simple as Secret Service agents explaining to the coup attempter he needs to get out of the White House? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/64 "2021-10-02T20:42:29Z")
Do they still carry Uzis? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/65 "2021-10-02T21:10:25Z")
According to the [WIkipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service#Current_weapons), they carry the F[N P90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90), the [Heckler & Koch MP5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5), and the [Remington 870 shotgun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_870). The article says they have started to replace the MP5 with an AR varient called the [SR-16](https://www.knightarmco.com/12634/shop/military/sr-16/sr-16e3-carbine-mod2-m-lok). I would assume, due to its compact size, that the agents close to the President are using the FN. The article goes on to list sidearms. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512/66 "2021-10-02T22:37:16Z")
According to Forgotten Weapons, the P90 was designed for military guys who carried a pistol to be armed with something that could shoot through Russian paratrooper body armor. No one bought it for that, so they sell it to sneaky military units and folks like the secret service. [P90: FN's Bullpup PDW - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M20PiFxMkrs) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-against-a-us-coup-d-etat/951512.md?page=3)