They had a good run.
"I saw Satan laughing with delight" for 70 years.
Civilians Killed & Gun control laws:
Ottoman Turkey 1915-1917 Armenians (mostly Christians) 1-1.5 million Art. 166, Pen. Code, 1866 & 1911 Proclamation, 1915 Permits required Government list of owners Ban on possession
Soviet Union 1929-1945 Political opponents; farming communities 20 million Resolutions, 1918 Decree, July 12, 1920 Art. 59 & 182, Pen. code, 1926 Licensing of owners Ban on possession Severe penalties
Nazi Germany & Occupied Europe 1933-1945 Political opponents; Jews; Gypsies; critics; "examples" 20 million Law on Firearms & Ammun., 1928 Weapon Law, March 18, 1938 Regulations against Jews, 1938 Registration & Licensing Stricter handgun laws Ban on possession
China, Nationalist 1927-1949 Political opponents; army conscripts; others 10 million Art. 205, Crim. Code, 1914 Art. 186-87, Crim. Code, 1935 Government permit system Ban on private ownership
China, Red 1949-1952 1957-1960 1966-1976 Political opponents; Rural populations Enemies of the state 20-35 million Act of Feb. 20, 1951 Act of Oct. 22, 1957 Prison or death to "counter-revolutionary criminals" and anyone resisting any government program Death penalty for supply guns to such "criminals"
Guatemala 1960-1981 Mayans & other Indians; political enemies 100,000- 200,000 Decree 36, Nov 25 Act of 1932 Decree 386, 1947 Decree 283, 1964 Register guns & owners Licensing with high fees Prohibit carrying guns Bans on guns, sharp tools Confiscation powers
Uganda 1971-1979 Christians Political enemies 300,000 Firearms Ordinance, 1955 Firearms Act, 1970 Register all guns & owners Licenses for transactions Warrantless searches Confiscation powers Cambodia (Khmer Rouge) 1975-1979 Educated Persons; Political enemies
2 million Art. 322-328, Penal Code Royal Ordinance 55, 1938 Licenses for guns, owners, ammunition & transactions Photo ID with fingerprints License inspected quarterly
Rwanda 1994 Tutsi people 800,000 Decree-Law No. 12, 1979 Register guns, owners, ammunition Owners must justify need Concealable guns illegal Confiscating powers