A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
- 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, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
- 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. China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
- Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, 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, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
- Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
If you value your freedom, please spread this antigun-control message to all of your friends.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND 'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT'S A NO BRAINER!
DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.
Spread the word everywhere you can that you are a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!
It's time to speak loud before they try to silence and disarm us. You're not imagining it, history shows that governments always manipulate tragedies to attempt to disarm the people.
3 comments:
That list has been around since the '70s, and is still specious. None of the examples were "gun control"... all were wholesale confiscations. As a gun owner, hunter and one-time competitive shooter (and life NRA member) the organization has gone from relevent to sportsmen, to a lobbying arm of the weapons industry. Companies make a lot of money selling AR15 copies. The people spouting confiscation paranoia have no basis in fact.
BTW, I've visited Switzerland and have friends living in Chur. Military issue weapons are closely inventoried, and civilian weapons and their use HIGHLY regulated. NONE are available for just anytime shooting, matches are strictly monitored by govenment officials, who usually are participants in those shooting competitions. Hunting is controlled in the same way. ALL ammunition must be accounted for.
But let's get back to our laws... THE SUPREME COURT IN 2008 gave this opinion: Gun rights are personal and individual AND the government may place reasonable limitations on the application of the 2nd Amendment.
In District of Columbia v. Heller, 54 U.S. 570 (2008), the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on gun ownership rights, ruling that the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to own a gun for personal use in self defense, sport and hunting. Yet despite the Court's clear ruling that people may keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense (or other uses), Heller allows for prescribed restrictions to gun ownership.
NOTE: The majority opinion was written by Conservative Justice Anthony Scalia.
Although the Supreme Court's decision adopted the broader, individual-rights interpretation of the Second Amendment, the Court also made it clear that the right to own a gun continues to have a number of significant qualifications or restrictions, including:
Not everyone can own a gun. The right does not extend to felons or the mentally ill.
Guns cannot be carried everywhere. Laws forbidding individuals from carrying firearms in "sensitive" places, such as schools and government buildings, will probably stand.
Certain restrictions on the sale of guns are allowed. Laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of firearms will most likely stand. (But IMHO should go further to require gun show and private transactions be recorded).
Individuals do not have the right to carry certain types of guns. The right does not protect guns that are not generally owned for lawful purposes, such as short-barreled shotguns. Just what kind of handguns may be possessed is not explicitly set forth in the opinion (apart from the one specific reference to sawed-off shotguns, which are not allowed... this should be expanded). The Court did endorse the "the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of 'dangerous and unusual weapons,'" but did not state whether such weapons include assault weapons or semi-automatic weapons. (They should, with privisos for licensing).
Concealed weapons. Laws forbidding people to carry concealed weapons on their person (or in a place close at hand, such as the glove compartment of a car) probably remain valid. (I hold a CC license, which requires a background check, but it should be FED, not state.)
Sentence enhancements. A variety of criminal laws provide for increased punishment of offenders who use weapons when committing a crime. Heller does not affect the validity of these laws.
Furthermore...
This administration has not made a single effort on serious gun control... and certainly nothing that could make ANY SANE gun enthusiast believe they are "gonna take away our guns". Only after the recent massacres has the public even reacted, some factions in extremis. A license to drive and car ownership are more regulated than gun ownership. Americans are subject to more scrutiny in an airport security line than when buying ammo.
The entirety of the 2nd Ammendment is this: "A well REGULATED militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Regardless of what else one could interpret from that one-sentence, REGULATION is paramount. I will not devolve with the absurdity others spew about 18th cenury guns VS modern. If it's a flintlock musket or a Bushmaster, it must be regulated. Who owns them, how they use them, where their ammunition is obtained, and how much.
It's not complicated.
The Bill of Rights is part of the Our Constitution (Promised to be added after the original document)and states as you said above"
Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
"being necessary to the security of a free State,"
State Security from who?
An overbearing Federal Government which brings up the importance of The fed's job list being 'enumerated" in the Bill of Rights Preamble:
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction (Misunderstanding) or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory (Legal Description/Interpretation) and restrictive (Limited/Limiting) clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution."
Bearing arms was what you could carry.
If we're keeping track - why not start w/Homeland Security and their purchases of said weaponry!
When did WE become the enemy? See what the PBSO wears on them - like 30+ lbs of DEFENSE equipment!
1.8.13 PBSO SHOT and KILLED a woman w/a knife in LW! You are worried about me w/a rifle - try again! Danger is here and we're told it's for our safety?
The Sheriff is THE PEOPLE's Elected Constitutional Officer - not the defense of Politicians gone wild w/laws on paper never on a man's heart!
Want to change it - put it to a vote of the people not LAWMAKERS pretending to Represent US!
We did it w/Slavery, Black & Women's voting and Prohibition - Oh 18 yr old vote too (if you can die in war you should be able to vote for the war).
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