# Would people in the US really try to fight the military/police with hunting rifles? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 2, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910 "2006-07-02T03:42:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910/101 "2006-07-04T07:45:03Z")
Not to answer for him, but there’s no inherent reason why someone inclined to do one type of community service is required to others, if he so views what he does as community service. I mean - a guy who works at a soup kitchen isn’t failing to do community service because he doesn’t also pick up litter. So I don’t see how the homeless shelter criticism invalidates his claims. You could say his time would better serve the community that way - but they have no logical connection outside of that. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910/102 "2006-07-04T07:57:35Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Yes, exactly, and it’s being fought tooth and nail. You seemed to be implying that no one got irate about the first as much as people do about the second, but the reality is that small violations of the first incur massive protest (as they should) while small violations of the second (need examples? I’ve got plenty) meet very sporatic resistance. It may just be late, but what exactly are we referencing with the “first” and “second”? Amendments? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910/103 "2006-07-04T07:58:38Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Not to answer for him, but there’s no inherent reason why someone inclined to do one type of community service is required to others, if he so views what he does as community service. I mean - a guy who works at a soup kitchen isn’t failing to do community service because he doesn’t also pick up litter. So I don’t see how the homeless shelter criticism invalidates his claims. You could say his time would better serve the community that way - but they have no logical connection outside of that. That’s more or less what I figured. A group can’t be everywhere all at once doing everything. I was wondering if there was a specific reason why some activities like that might be singled out or why other activities might be included. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910/104 "2006-07-04T12:31:23Z")
> [@Least Original User Name Ever](#): > > It may just be late, but what exactly are we referencing with the “first” and “second”? > > Amendments? Yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-in-the-us-really-try-to-fight-the-military-police-with-hunting-rifles/362910.md?page=5)