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The Hitler gun control lie; Nazis Actually Loosened Gun Control Laws

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Gun rights activists who cite Hitler as a reason against gun control have their history dangerously wrong...the notion that Hitler confiscated everyone's guns is mostly bogus. And the ancillary claim that Jews could have stopped the Holocaust with more guns doesn't make any sense at all if you think about it for more than a minute. University of Chicago law professor Bernard Harcourt explored this myth in depth in a 2004 article published in the Fordham Law Review. As it turns out, the Weimar Republic, the German government that immediately preceded Hitler's, actually had tougher gun laws than the Nazi regime.... In 1928 the Reichstag loosened gun laws. Then, 'The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition & transfer of rifles and shotguns, as well as ammunition. The laws did take guns away from Jews. 'but this should not be an indictment of gun control in general.'

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Wow, that should settle that! by Scott Baker on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:36:52 AM
Eckhart Tolle and "The Little Me" of Alex Jones by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 12:57:27 PM
undivided attention by Ned Lud on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:42:19 PM
The Employees.... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:13:39 AM
Truth blows away gun nut fiction by Jesse Sublett on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:40:14 AM
Unreal.... by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:59:30 PM
Tweet: The Hitler gun control lie; Nazis Actually Loosened Gun Control Laws: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/The-Hitler-gun-control-lie-in-Best_Web_OpEds-130111-423.html by Jesse Sublett on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:42:05 AM
Guns for that Political Party, Joiners by Steven G. Erickson on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:42:19 AM
I thought about it for a minute... by Mrt Baggins on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:43:19 AM
You've got to be kidding! by June Genis on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:55:12 AM
I'm glad by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:09:39 PM
The Hitler gun control lie; Nazis Actually Loosened Gun Cont by David Mccann on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:56:41 AM
Soldier knocks on your door?! by Scott Baker on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:12:21 PM
Fantasy? by Gustav Heinlen on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:20:37 PM
Hmmm, come to think of it, YES! by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:39:30 AM
No, but neither is the constitution by Scott Baker on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:29:03 PM
Farmers with pitchforks by Steven G. Erickson on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:50:41 PM
YOU ARE LISTENING... by John Reed on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:31:29 PM
James Corbett Report by Steven G. Erickson on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:43:39 PM
fruit of the loom by Ned Lud on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:28:43 PM
Time to come back to reality.... by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:57:55 PM
A false comparisson by Scott Baker on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:44:49 PM
Slaughtered faster, as opposed to "slaughtered slower" by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:02:16 PM
hogwash by joab kunin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:36:37 PM
Answer by Scott Baker on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:47:06 PM
Sooo ridiculous.... by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:39:22 PM
Military history proves your theory as false.... by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:11:56 PM
This is so stupid.... by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:29:37 PM
Are you truly a liberal? by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:48:49 PM
More from the same polluted source... by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:12:04 PM
Why do people have to resort to insults, name calling by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:27:16 PM
Telling the Shine from the Shinola by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:42:14 PM
To use your tactic: you're arrogant by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:15:13 AM
OH, please, that's such an old Saw.... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 1:01:35 AM
One thing to remember by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:14:26 PM
That is so stupid, it's just a crying shame.... by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:37:20 PM
Beyond your "Attack Dog" tactics by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:28:02 AM
Debunking your assertion by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:37:58 AM
gun lovers is an inaccurate term that shows mindset by joab kunin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:43:16 PM
How much does NRA pay these "bloggers".....? by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:07:00 PM
Exactly!! by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:48:20 AM
Note your comments tally: 13. Just visiting...? by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:15:37 PM
Why seize rights? by David VanDyke on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 12:15:11 PM
Oh, SOLID argument... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 1:17:04 AM
I am very much surprised by Mark Sashine on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:02:14 PM
One more thing by Mark Sashine on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:29:28 PM
Time not to be a sheep..... by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:20:59 PM
As they said in middle ages- then die, my brother by Mark Sashine on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:31:17 PM
This Comment Thread Shows Us the Real Problem... by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:48:18 PM
I Like Your Comment by Bob Gormley on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:39:00 PM
Sorry to differ brother by Timothy O'Neil on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:02:15 PM
Well, you are a little late brother. by Paul Repstock on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:26:06 PM
Thanks for that sound argument by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:53:03 AM
i am the light and the way by Ned Lud on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:34:20 PM
Hey,man by Mark Sashine on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:43:26 PM
NO surprise gun nuts and their ilk flocked to this thread by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 8:56:46 PM
Hmmm, interesting by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:39:04 PM
Ok, here is what we all can do without much fuss by Mark Sashine on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:59:53 AM
I see...something to consider by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:23:17 AM
In other words...... by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:19:34 AM
"control by the citizens" by June Genis on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 10:26:39 AM
If the reps represent you and you are togehter by Mark Sashine on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 11:17:56 AM
True, but lets contextualize "Constitutional Republic" by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:37:14 AM
Guns--Drones--you still DIE by fire by Deborah Dills on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:18:21 PM
So Cool, Cartoonz and Comix... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:00:00 AM
There's often Truth in Humor by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 1:26:39 AM
Nuts . . . by Xman2 on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:33:46 PM
Just Another by Dennis Kaiser on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:47:35 PM
Yes, thank you!! by Rico D. on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:00:33 PM
Appreciate the response by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:40:00 AM
Guns by Monte Haun on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:16:12 PM
More Guns by Monte Haun on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:18:01 PM
Nice... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:09:37 AM
Yeah only people they wanted to kill were disarmed... by Andrew Steele on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:26:14 PM
"You Can't Hide When You're Crippled Inside" by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:50:30 PM
bs by joab kunin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:26:40 PM
This is the most irrelevant discussion I've seen on OPed. by Paul Repstock on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 10:41:37 PM
Just another Flavor of he same Disinfo by muservin on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:04:53 PM
I am a pacifist and very far away from the NRA by Paul Repstock on Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:52:58 PM
Once again, agree by Rico D. on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:59:59 AM
not irrelevant by June Genis on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 10:35:40 AM
BRREEeeeeeeeeeeEEET! (that's my whistle) by Kim Cassidy on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 12:08:22 AM
In England.... by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 1:52:48 AM
Gun Control Is Not About Taking Away Rights, Just Modifying by muservin on Monday, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:12:10 AM
Once again, I'll "respectively" disagree by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:57:03 AM
Continued..... by Rico D. on Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:07:34 AM
KIM CASSIDY by John Reed on Monday, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:13:27 PM
Bobbies in England, Gendarmes in France: Gentler by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 2:20:47 AM
Very Simple: The Push-Me-Pull-You of Totalitarian Capitalism by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 5:31:39 AM
And furthermore: "The Real Argument Against Rule...." by muservin on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 5:49:50 AM
Rambo or Jesus by Philip Pease on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 10:58:42 AM
away in the manger by Ned Lud on Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 at 11:29:04 AM
Bad argument that reverses Christians and atheists by Ken Stevens on Monday, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:05:24 AM