They're Coming for You

American Scofflaw

The Down-Side of Gun Control

  Advocates cannot see any harm in gun control, but it has a nasty
  downside. Its victims number in the tens of millions. Its downside is
  genocide: the mass-murder of civilians on account of religion,
  language, or political views. Since 1900, at least seven major
  genocides have occurred worldwide involving 50-60 million victims (see
  table).
 
  MAJOR 20th CENTURY GENOCIDES -- THE COST OF GUN-CONTROL
                                               Date of
Perpetrator                       # Murdered    Gun-Ctrl  Source
Gov.        Date     Target       (Estimated)   Law     Document
~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
Ottoman     1915-17  Armenians    1-1.5 Mil.    1866    Art. 166,
Turky                                                   Penal Code

Soviet      1929-53  Anti-Comm.   20 Million    1929    Art. 128,
Union                Anti-Stal.                         Penal Code

Nazi        1933-45  Jews,        13 Million    1928    Law on Fire-
Germany              Anti-Nazis,                        arms & Ammun.
& occupied           Gypsies                            April 12,
Europe                                                  Weapons Law,
                                                       March 18

China       1948-52  Anti-        20 Million    1935    Arts. 186 & 7
                    Communists                         Penal Code.
                                               1966-   Pro-Reform
                                               1976    Group

Guatemala   1960-81  Mayan        100,000       1871    Decree #36
                    Indians                    1964    Decree #283

Uganda      1971-79  Christians,  300,000       1955    Firearms Ord.
                    Pol. Rivals                1970    Firearms Act

Cambodia    1975-79  Educated     1 Million     1956    Arts. 322-328,
                    Persons                            Penal Code

TOTAL VICTIMS: 55.9 MILLION