A Little Gun Control History Lesson

This information was forwarded to me via e-mail.  It has been posted on various websites with no attrition or source.  However, see some related sources I’ve included at the end of this posting. 

• 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.

Firearms Refresher Course

 

“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson

This list of statements was forwarded to me via e-mail.  It has been posted on various websites with no attrition.  The statements are still very much true. 

 

1. An armed man is a subject. An unarmed man is a victim.

2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

3. Colt … The original point and click interface.

4. Gun control is not about guns, it’s about control.

5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?

6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.

7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.

8. If you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any.

9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.

11. What part of “shall not be infringed” do you not understand?

12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.

13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.

14. Guns only have two enemies:  rust and politicians.

15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.

16. You don’t shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.

19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.

20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.

21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.

23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don’t make more.

24. When you remove the people’s right to bear arms, you create slaves.

25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

26. Calling an illegal alien an “undocumented immigrant” is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist.”

*See also Death by “Gun Control”: The Human Cost of Victim Disarmament by Aaron Zelman and Richard W. Stevens, Attorney at Law, 2001.

Gun Owners for Ron Paul:
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/gunowners/

Vote Ron Paul in the Primary, on “Super Tuesday,” February 5, 2008.

 

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Electability, The Republican Party, Ron Paul, and the Department of Education

Regarding Ron Paul’s part in the Jan. 10, 2008 Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a number of things could be said.  As noted previously, it seems like he was given the toughest questions to answer and the least amount of time to respond.

There was one question on the debate which reportedly was removed from all re-airings of the Republican Presidential debate held on Jan 10th 2008 in South Carolina.  It was also removed from YouTube 12 hours after being uploaded and reportedly is removed on a constant basis on many sites.  I did find the question on YouTube, and in case it is removed in the future, I have done my own transcript of that question and answer section.

Ron Paul in the Republican Debate in South Carolina

On January 10, 2008, Fox News sponsored a Republican Presidential Debate at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which aired on national TV.  Held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, with an audience of some 3,000 people, it was called the “First in the South:  The South Carolina Republican Presidential Candidates Debate.”

The debate was officially sponsored by Fox News and the South Carolina Republican Party and was broadcast on the Fox News Channel, Fox News Radio, and FoxNews.com.

The candidates who participated included former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, Senator John McCain of Arizona, former Mayor Rudy Giuiliani of New York City, Representative Ron Paul of Texas, former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, and former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee.  Fox News moderators included Brit Hume, Chris Wallace, Carl Cameron, and Wendell Goler.

Here is a full-length video of the Fox News Debate at Myrtle Beach, SC (posted on You Decide 2008.)

http://www.youdecide2008.com/2008/01/11/video-fox-news-republican-debate-from-myrtle-beach-sc/

Also the Fox News transcript of the debate was posted on TheState.com (Columbia, SC newspaper) [The preliminaries are not included in this transcript.]
http://www.thestate.com/presidential-politics/story/281821.html

Regarding Ron Paul’s part in the debate, a number of things could be said.  One of his responses reportedly was removed from all re-airings and was also removed from YouTube 12 hours after being uploaded.