"On Eve of Million Mom March, Clinton Calls Mothers the Stronger Voice in Gun Debate"
"As the nation's capital and other cities prepared for Mother's Day demonstrations favoring stricter gun control laws, President Clinton said the events on Sunday would show that the gun lobby ''is no match for America's moms.''
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
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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
