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Gun control laws

• 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.
• In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5-million Armenians were rounded up and exterminated.
• Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13-million people were exterminated.
• China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20-million political dissidents, were rounded up and exterminated.
• Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians were rounded up and exterminated.
• Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
• Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, 1-million people were rounded up and exterminated.

That’s 56-million people in the 20^th.

It's now been 12-months since gun owners in Australia were forced 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; assaults are up 8.6 percent; armed robberies are up 44 percent.

But that's just one country - in recent years South Africa had its gun owners hand their weapons over to the state - and now South Africa has the highest gun crime rate in the world.

You won't see this data on the American evening news or hear President Bush, Governors or other politicians disseminating this information.

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

So the next time someone speaks in favour of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.

Labels: australia, crime rate, gun control law, south africa

posted by Cindy-Lou Dale @ Friday, August 03, 2007