Communist China Calls For Stricter Gun Control There..Sounds Good To U.S. Anti Gun Groups

armedselfdefense.blogspot.com ^ | 02/08/2012

[Sasparilla]

It is ironic that in the country that invented gunpowder and possibly the first firearm, the “Fire Spear,” Communist China is complaining again that there are too many guns on Mainland China’s streets. Red Chinese officials have just announced another crackdown on private gun ownership there. Just like the perennial Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union, there have always been annual plans to catch Chinese who own firearms.

Self defense there? Forget it. Its a country that is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of firearms, and where many guns wind up in the black market because of lax control at factories like in Russia, and thefts from military armories, and gun shipments. The black market for firearms in China is huge, and some guns are even clandestinely sold online. Many guns cross the borders illegally from Myanmar and sell for $75.00 to about $300.00, affordable to new middle class Chinese. Many lower quality guns are made in home workshops and are used in street crime.

The penalty for possession of a gun in China is up to three years in a re-education camp or in prison. Use a gun in a crime, and its execution. The fact is there is a lot of street gun crime in China. It is briefly reported and not followed up by government controlled media. The Communist government and the media usually responds to stories of guns used in crime with calls for stricter gun laws, just as is done here.

The first big crackdown on firearms came after the pro democracy “Tianamen Square” uprising in 1989. Who can forget the image of the Chinese man stopping a moving tank in its tracks by standing in front of it? That's a dangerous thing to be happening in a totalitarian country. People could get...

[Tainan]

Ping...might be of interest...China article

[TigerLikesRooster]

Nevertheless, Triads can have as many guns as they want. So that includes Cecilia Cheung’s dad. Does that mean she can have any guns she wishes? :-)