Paul Harvey On Gun Control

This is a follow-up to a post on gun control I wrote last summer. Below is a piece written by the late Paul Harvey in 2000 concerning a history of gun control worldwide in the 20th century. There is a disturbing correlation between socialism, despotism, gun control, and massive human rights violations. Given the Obama administration's overtly socialist agenda - coupled with Obama's aggressively pro-gun control stance - opponents of gun control legislation should be subject to involuntary shudders every time the words "gun control" and "Barack Obama" are mentioned in the same sentence. Such shudders become all the more justifiable given Obama's remarks about bitter small town Americans clinging to their guns and their religion and two recent Department of Homeland Security documents (stories here and here) identifying such individuals and other "right wing extremists" as potential terrorists. Even those not generally given over to paranoia are forced to look at these facts and wonder what, exactly, the Obama administration is planning.

Have I mentioned yet how comforted I feel that gun sales to law-abiding citizens have skyrocketed since November 4, 2008?

Paul Harvey's article follows below. God bless!


In Jesus and Mary,
Gerald


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Paul Harvey on Guns
Monday, November 06, 2000

Are you considering backing gun control laws? Do you think that because you may not own a gun, the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment don’t matter?

CONSIDER:

In 1929 the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, approximately 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915-1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, 13 million Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally ill, 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.

That places total victims who lost their lives because of gun control at approximately 56 million in the last century. Since we should learn from the mistakes of history, the next time someone talks in favor of gun control, find out which group of citizens they wish to have exterminated.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed, a program costing the government more than $500 million dollars. The results Australia-wide; Homicides are up 3.2%; Assaults are up 8%; Armed robberies are up 44%; In that country’s state of Victoria, homicides with firearms are up 300%.

Over the previous 25 years, figures show a steady decrease in armed robberies and Australian politicians are on the spot and at a loss to explain how no improvement in “safety” has been observed after such monumental effort and expense was successfully expended in “ridding society of guns.”

It’s time to state it plainly; Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws only affect the law-abiding citizens.

Take action before it’s too late, write or call your representatives.