Concentrated Political Power is the Most Dangerous Thing on Earth

Here is what happens when the government (almost any government) takes the means of self defense away from their people:

Hatred + Government + Disarmed Civilians = Genocide

What makes the argument so powerful?

Two factors. First, it makes common sense: unarmed defenseless people have no hope against armed aggressors. Second, it states the historical truth: evil governments did wipe out 170,000,000 innocent non-military lives in the 20th Century alone. See the film “Innocents Betrayed” for further chilling evidence.

When the gun prohibitionists quote a statistic about how many people are killed by firearms misuse, the discussion sometimes bogs down into whose crime statistics to believe and how to count crimes vs. the defensive firearm uses.

In the 20th Century:

• Governments murdered four times as many civilians as were killed in all the international and domestic wars combined.

• Governments murdered millions more people than were killed by common criminals.
How could governments kill so many people? The governments had the power, and the people, the victims, were unable to resist. The victims were unarmed.

Which Governments?
Ottoman Turkey
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany & Occupied Europe
China, Nationalist
China, Red
Guatemala
Uganda
Cambodia (Khmer Rouge)
Rwanda
Dates
1915-1917
1929-1945
1933-1945
1927-1949
1949-1952 1957-1960 1966-1976
1960-1981
1971-1979
1975-1979
1994
Targets
Armenians (mostly Christians)
Political Opponents; Farming communities
Political Opponents; Jews; Gypsies; Critics; “examples”
Political Opponents; Army conscripts; others
Political Opponents; Rural popula- tions; Enemies of the State
Mayans & other Indians; Political enemies
Christians Political enemies
Educated Persons; Political enemies
Tutsi People

Number of Civilians Killed
1 – 1.5 Million
20 Million
20 Million
10 million
20 – 35 Million
100,000 – 200,000
300,000
2 Million
800,000

Features of verall “gun control” scheme
• Permits required • Government list of owners • Ban on possession
• Licensing of owners • Ban on possession • Severe penalties
• Registration & Licensing • Stricter handgun laws • Ban on possession
• Government permit system • Ban on private ownership
• Prison or death to “counter-revolutionary criminals” And anyone resisting any government program • Death penalty for supplying guns to such “criminals”
• Register guns & owners • Licensing with high fees • Prohibit carrying guns • Bans on guns, sharp tools • Confiscation powers
• Register all guns & owners • Licenses for transactions • Warrant less searches • Confiscation powers
• Licenses for guns, owners, ammunition & transactions • Photo ID with fingerprints • License inspected quarterly
• Register guns, owners, ammunition • Owners must justify need • Concealable guns illegal • Confiscation powers

These are the facts.