User blog comment:Catfishperson/American Politics Polls./@comment-25672535-20160303010101/@comment-26119768-20160307160125

Except there are (I think) around 75 guns per 100 people in the U.S., and an estimated 318.9 million people in the U.S., vs 1,301,000 soldiers, plus a few hundred thousand in the reserve components. In addition, the military is composed of citizens too, so I imagine there would be dissent within the ranks if the government tries to turn the country into a dictatorship.