Idaho | OntarioCanuck - 1/1/2025 08:43 What you need to do first is control guns. There are more deaths by gun in most of US than deaths by vehicle Those stats include ALL deaths in each category Only a very small number of gun deaths are accidental while only a very small number of deaths by vehicle are intentional. It is still true that only purpose of a gun is to kill or maim Vehicles are used every day by most of population for useful purposes
And how did that work out for Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Turkey, Cuba, and Germany in 1938 to mention just a few coutries.
https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-nazis-gun-ban-facilitated-kristallnact #mce_temp_url# Under the pretense of searching for weapons, Nazi goon squads vandalized Jewish homes, ransacked businesses, and torched synagogues. Jews were terrorized, beaten, and murdered. Orders were sent to shoot anyone who resisted. Much more to the story if you care to follow the link.
This seems to be what happened with Venezuela. In 2012, Venezuela’s Authoritarian ruler, Nicolas Maduro, enacted the Control of Arms, Munitions, and Disarmament Law, which set forth a group of tight and restricted gun policies. While the move was seen as more political in an effort for Maduro to stop an uprising and stay in power, civilians were prohibited from owning firearms and ammunition, except for security firms or government loyalists. This policy continues to this day and has done little to quell the violence in the country.
So it would appear that taking away guns is a very good way to control people. By looking back in history we can get a pretty good idea what gun control actually allow to happen. |