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     Subject: A HISTORY OF GUN CONTROL....
 
     Whether you agree or not, it's an interesting
lesson in history.
     Something to think about...
     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.
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     In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From
1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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     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.
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     China established gun control in 1935. From 1948
to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to
defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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     Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From
1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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     Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971
to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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     Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From
1975 to 1977, one million 'educated' people, unable to
defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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     Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in
the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
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     It has now been 12 months since gun owners in
Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381
personal firearms to be destroyed by their own
government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more
than $500 million dollars.
     The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent.
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent
(yes, 44 percent)!
     In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with
firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the
law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did
not, and criminals still possess their guns!) While
figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady
decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has
changed drastically upward in the past 12 months,
since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is
unarmed.
     There has also been a dramatic increase in
break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY. Australian
politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety
has decreased, after such monumental effort and
expense was expended in successfully ridding
Australian society of guns. The Australian experience
and the other historical facts above prove it.
     You won't see this data on the American evening
news or hear our president, governors or other
politicians disseminating this information.  Guns in
the hands of honest citizens save lives and property
and, yes, gun-control laws affect only the law-abiding
citizens.
   
Often one hears the argument that the Constitution
refers to a "well regulated militia" and we are led to
believe that this can only be some regimented unit of
citizen soldiers sort of like Ethan Allen's Green Mountain
Boys drilling on the village green.  What has actually evolved
in many states is a better, modern equivalent of that.  In states
that have legalized concealed weapons, there is a rigorous
requirement for training in the use of firearms and the legal
circumatances where they may be lawfully used that is superior
to the training given the early militiamen.  These citizens
today represent a well trained, licensed adjunct to law
enforcement everywhere.  Nowadays there are just too few policemen and
far too many criminals for us not to enjoy the added protection
of these modern militiamen.  It should be noted that all the
terrible massacres of recent times have occured in "gun free zones". 
Contrast this with the fact that there has never been a gun crime
at a gun show,  the highest per capita gun density in the world.