From http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/011013-640220-russian-writer- protect-second-amendment-gun-right.htm?src=SeeAlso&p=2


"... Writing in the newspaper Pravda, where he is a regular contributor, Stanislav Mishin, notes that one of the first things the early Communist rulers did was to disarm the population. "From that point," he says, "mass repression, mass arrests, mass deportations, mass murder, mass starvation were all a safe game for the powers that were. The worst they had to fear was a pitchfork in the guts or a knife in the back or the occasional hunting rifle."

Even with the demise of the Soviet Union, Stalin-era gun restrictions continue with Mishin giving the reason: "For those of us fighting for our traditional rights, the U.S. 2nd Amendment is a rare light in an ever-darkening room. Governments will use the excuse of trying to protect the people from maniacs and crime. But in reality, it is the bureaucrats protecting their power and position."

The experience of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union shows how gun-control is a necessary precursor to tyranny and mass murder. Imagine if every agent of the Gestapo or the Soviet secret police had made that midnight knock on the door, only to be greeted with someone holding a firearm. From King George to Josef Stalin, history shows why we have a Second Amendment."
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