October 04, 2011

The History Of Gun Control

Innocents Betrayed - The History of Gun Control

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana










PERPETRATOR GOVERNMENT








DATE








TARGET








# MURDERED (ESTIMATED)








DATE OF GUN CONTROL LAW








SOURCE DOCUMENT








Ottoman Turkey








1915-1917








Armenians








1-1.5 million








1886
1911








Art. 166, Penal Code
Art. 166 Penal Code








Soviet Union








1929-1953








Anti-Communists
Anti-Stalinists








20 million








1929








Art. 182 Penal Code








Nazi Germany
& Occupied Europe








1933-1945








Jews, Gypsies, Anti-Nazis








13 million








1928
1938








Law on Firearms
& Ammunition, April 12
Weapons Law, March 18








China








1949-1952
1957-1960
1966-1976








Anti-Communists
Rural Populations
Pro-Reform Group








20 million








1935
1957








Arts. 186-7, Penal Code
Art. 9, Security Law, Oct. 22








Guatemala








1960-1981








Maya Indians








100,000








1871
1964








Decree 36, Nov 25
Decree 283, Oct 27








Uganda








1971-1979








Christians
Political Rivals








300,000








1955
1970








Firearms Ordinance
Firearms Act








Cambodia








1975-1979








Educated Persons








1 million








1956








Arts. 322-8, Penal Code

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