A Little Gun History Lesson

[FN_man_08]

A guy I work with found this on a motorcycle forum he reads. I hope you find this interesting. I sure did.


A little Gun History Lesson

In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953,
about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded
up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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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
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964.. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Uganda established gun controlin 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
'educated' people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and
exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.
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It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by
new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their
own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500
million dollars.

The first year results are now in:

Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent.

Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.

Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!

In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300
percent.

Note: that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in,the criminals
did not, and criminals still possess their guns!

It will never happen here? I bet the Aussies said that too!

While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in
armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the
past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed. There has also been 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..

The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it.

You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late! The next time
someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind him of this history
lesson.

With Guns...........We Are 'Citizens'. Without Them........We Are
'Subjects'.

During W.W.II the Japanese decided not to invade America because they
knew most Americans were ARMED!

Note: Admiral Yamamoto who crafted the attack on Pearl Harbor had
attended Harvard U 1919-1921 and was Naval Attache to the U.S.
1925-28.

Most of our Navy was destroyed at Pearl Harbor and our Army had been
deprived of funding and was ill prepared to defend the country. It was
reported that when asked why Japan did not follow up the Pearl Harbor
attack with an invasion of the U.S. Mainland, his reply was that he had
lived in the U.S. and knew that almost all households had guns.

If you value your freedom, Please spread this anti-gun control message
to all your friends!

[ShipWreck]

+1000

I made this a sticky!

[FN_man_08]

thanks ship

[Texas Armadillo]

That's from a couple of years ago. I'd like to see more current Australian data.

[Coyote]

The way things went downhill in the UK after sweeping gun control was enacted would also be worth note.

Of course, there is a lot more of what the Europeans call "hooliganism" in general over there-- the masses of yobs that go around in packs and randomly attack people for kicks... stabbings, beatings, bottle-slashing, etc. But hey, because they don't have guns, maybe those victims are "less dead"?

It always sickens me how people care so much about gun deaths, but don't seem to have half a sniff for any other deaths by non-firearm violence.

[protias]

The way things went downhill in the UK after sweeping gun control was enacted would also be worth note.

Of course, there is a lot more of what the Europeans call "hooliganism" in general over there-- the masses of yobs that go around in packs and randomly attack people for kicks... stabbings, beatings, bottle-slashing, etc. But hey, because they don't have guns, maybe those victims are "less dead"?

It always sickens me how people care so much about gun deaths, but don't seem to have half a sniff for any other deaths by non-firearm violence.

US statistics from http://gunowners.org/fs0404.htm

These are old statistics too (2004).

* Knives more deadly: According to the FBI, people have a much greater chance of being killed by a knife or a blunt object than by any kind of rifle, including an "assault rifle."109 In Chicago, the chance is 67 times greater. That is, a person is 67 times more likely to be stabbed or beaten to death in Chicago than to be murdered by an "assault rifle."110