Posted on 04/01/2004 11:27:44 AM PST by MegaSilver
If any of my guns died, I'd be really sad.
Government | Dates | Targets | Civiliams Killed | "Gun Control" Laws | Features of Over-all "Gun Control" scheme |
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 Warrentless 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 |
There seems to be alot of that going on with the libs these days.
Thanks for the stats.
Do you have stats for total firearm caused deaths in the USA?
Sarah Brady was once a good person too, but she needed a cause to jump on and remain relevant in the Washington cocktail and social circuit.
Hence, the gun-grabbing agenda....
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