"Norway," they note, "has far and away Western Europe's highest household gun ownership rate (32%), but also its lowest murder rate. The Netherlands," in contrast, "has the lowest gun ownership rate in Western Europe (1.9%) ... yet the Dutch gun murder rate is higher than the Norwegian."
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There are about 80,000 people with a gun license in the Netherlands. 2002
and fwiw from Wiki...
Dutch gun law is typical of the Western European approach. Firearm possession is not subject to any constitutional protections, but regulated simply in the Arms and Ammunition Act (Wet Wapens en Munitie). Weapons, including firearms, are divided into four categories, and for each of the categories a certain maximum punishment is set for "voorhanden hebben" (possession), and "dragen" (carrying in public).
Only citizens who are members of hunting and shooting sports clubs may obtain licences for weapons. And even then they may only get a licence for category III weapons (sports weapons).
Firearm possession and use by the military and the police is not subject to Arms and Ammunition Act, but regulated separately.
Sale is only for those age 17 or over.
Ahh, the old 1930’s Nazi “Sporting Purpose” Clause...so I guess only “subjects” who belong to “sporting and hunting” clubs can defend themselves, and ONLY when they are engaged in “sporting or hunting” activities...
Hey...wait a minute...wasn’t that the SAME “sporting purpose” clause that Democrat Senator Dodd (father of the current Dem a**wipe) put into the 1968 Gun Control Act??? You know...the one he COPIED almost verbatim from the Nazis 1935 gun control laws??? Nah...it COULDN’T be...
That’s what happens when you let your rights be taken from you without a fight. That’s what happens when a whole citizenry loses it’s testicles, rolls over on it’s back like a worn-out old French whore and spread-eagles itself to “those in charge”.
So - did we REEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY win the Cold War? western Europe seems more and more an awful lot like old socialist Eastern Europe to me.
But hey...smoke that free gov-sponsored hash and weed over there in Amsterdam, folks...stick that needle way down deep in your arm. Feel the glow yet? Abort your babies and F** yer little brains out...It’ll be allright. The Muzzies will repopulate your country for you. You just lie back...and enjoy...
Coming soon to any of fifty American States near you...if we let it.