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Q: If guns in the hands of the people doesn ' t matter, then why does every dictator outlaw them as soon as they ' re in power?A: They don ' t! For example, under Saddam Hussein, Every man and woman 25 and older with a " good reputation and character " was entitled to own one firearm, including a fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle. U.S. administrator Paul Bremer decided to leave the law in place, with the unfortunate consequences of which I trust you are all aware.In Russia,firearm ownership is legal although registration is required. About 9% of Russians own firearms, not all of them legally. There is a substantial illegal traffic in firearms in Russia but the government has so far not done much about it,although there is talk of tightening enforcement after a recent mass shooting. Nothing has happened yet. And of course our friendMaria Butina was campaigning openly to further loosen Russian gun laws until she was imprisoned in the United States as a spy. Hmm.Hitleractually repealed the restrictive gun ownership laws of the Weimar Republic:The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition and transfer of rifles and shotguns, as well as ammunition, ” [University of Chicago law professor Bernard] Harcourt wrote. Meanwhile, many more categories of people, including Nazi party members, were exempted from gun ownership regulations altogether, while the legal age of purchase was lowered from 20 to 18, and permit lengths were extended from one year to three years.Of...
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