Gun Control History

Here are some interesting historical situations from world history to think about:

Turkey established gun control in 1911. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

The Soviet Union established gun control in 1929. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million 'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

A rough total of defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control is approximately 56 million.

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Also, it should be noted that in the first 12 months after Australian gun owners were forced by their newly passed gun control law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, (a program which cost Australian taxpayers more than $500 million dollars) the following results occurred:

Australia-wide, homicides increased 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults increased 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies increased 44 percent

In the State of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms increased 300 percent.

The weapons collected by the Australian Government were only the ones turned in by law-abiding citizens, criminals did not comply with the law and therefore, criminals still possessed their weapons!

Figures over the previous 25 years (before Australian gun control) showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms. However, this changed drastically reversed itself in the first 12 months after the weapons turn-in, as criminals were now guaranteed their prey was unarmed.

There was also a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the elderly. Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns.

Results similar to Australia have also occurred in Great Britain and Canada.

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This information will not be presented by any of the American news media nor will you hear of it from our pandering politicians who must constantly invent situations in order to save the uneducated masses to ensure their re-election.

Our forefathers believed that "With guns, we are 'citizens' but without them, we are 'subjects'."
Soap Box Ravings likes to remind all:

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!