Myanmar was heavily restricted on access to firearms. It’s why the 3d printed guns were used a ton early on before the free people could get access to firearms. The junta has relaxed this for supporters of the regime, but saying that they were armed is a bit of a stretch.
logi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m just going to leave you this link: …wikipedia.org/…/List_of_ethnic_armed_organisatio…
Check the Active list and the founding years. This was not a disarmed population. What the Tatmadaw did or did not allow was not much of a concern outside the central plains.
But these messages are being deleted, so whatever.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Less than 200k total in those groups… including those post coup, which also includes loyalist to the Junta.
Myanmars population is 50+ million.
A single state New Jersey which has the lowest per capita ownership has more firearms in civ hands than those groups combined.
ammo.com/articles/gun-ownership-by-state
That is not an armed populous.