Name: Modern-Day Minutemen?
Description: Recently, there have been alarming reports of citizens forming their own private militias in isolated regions of @@NAME@@.
Validity: For nations that have high civil rights and/or weaponization
Options:
[option]A man dressed in grimy overalls and boots lays aside his 12-gauge shotgun and sits in the chair opposite you, spitting a plug of tobacco across the room into your gold-embellished trashcan. Speaking in a long drawl, he says, "Well now, @@LEADER@@, I reckon you've got ter grant a man the right to defend himself an' his family. Folks like me are the ones who settled this here land anyway, ya know. We're jest tryin' ter defend against those immigrants, see. An' besides, me ma always told me that the Lord helps those that help themselves!"
[effect]farmers and mountain men train for battle in the town square
[stats]Civil rights go up, weaponization goes up, public safety decreases, Arms Manufacturing benefits
[option]"But this is preposterous!," wails your National Security Advisor, a motherly woman of around fifty. "If we allow our citizenry to form these groups, we'll be making a fatal error. Everyone knows that guns do nothing but maim and kill! I suggest that you outlaw all weapons in private hands immediately!" She bursts into tears.
[effect]private ownership of weapons is now illegal
[stats]Arms Manufacturing goes down, happiness increases?, crime decreases, economy decreases
[option]"That's not going far enough," exclaims @@NAME@&'s most respected chief of police, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "Crime rates are too high, and most murders are done with knives anyway. We must try and imprison anyone with a weapon of any sort." After a pause, he adds, "Actually, forget about the trials. . ."
[effect]anyone wielding so much as a pocketknife is summarily executed
[stats]Civil rights decrease, political freedoms decrease, economy decreases, public safety goes up, authoritarianism goes up
[option]"Of course, there is another choice." @@RANDOMNAME@@, @@NAME@@'s most feared general, leans in close and whispers, "We could simply conscript all these hillbillies into the national army. We're always in need of more cannon fodder- er, good soldiers, I mean. . ."
[effect]Militaristic civilians are being conscripted by the thousands
[stats]Military increases, civil rights decrease, public happiness decreases, average lifespan decreases
