You ask if the had guns at Tiananmen, I asked if tanks were weak to bullets. You asked a question I asked a question. We both know it takes more than a rifle to stop a tank. But now you are going from them having guns to making IEDs and the like. Bit of a step up. How do you figure the Chinese government would lose half their force or more? The US went into Baghdad which had around 5million people in the early 200s and we didn't lose half of our force. In a country that is no stranger to war unlike Hong Kong. I have no idea where you get the idea that the people of Hong Kong would stop the Chinese from shutting down their power grid. That's more Rambo fantasy. Finally let's talk lack of resources, 3-4 days no water and your dead, food a fair bit longer, but tensions go a bit crazy with limited resources. Look at New Orleans post Katrina. Not a pretty site. Especially with police and private contractors shooting civilians they deemed "looters." I have no idea what tyrannical yoke you're mumbling about while you stroke your snub-nose barrel. You sound like one of those guys that is just sitting around waiting for the day he gets to be a "hero" and overthrown something that urks your taters that day. Your ammosexuality is very flamboyant.