Email from Rose Achery regarding Gun Control

**tsafa** · October 15th, 2009, 12:29 AM

I received a very interesting informational email for Rose Archery that I would like to share:

Dear Vassilis,

Gun History

After reading the following historical facts,
read the part about Switzerland twice.

A LITTLE GUN HISTORY

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:

List of 7 items:

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 US evening
news, or hear politicians
disseminating this information.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save
lives and property and, yes, gun-control
laws adversely affect only the law-abiding
citizens

Take note my fellow Americans,
before it's too late!

The next time someone talks in favor of gun
control, please remind them
of this history lesson.

With guns, we are 'citizens.'

Without them, we are 'subjects'.

During WWII the Japanese decided
not to invade America because they
knew most Americans were ARMED!

If you value your freedom, please spread
this anti-gun control message
to all of your friends.

The purpose of fighting is to win.
There is no possible victory in
defense. The sword is more important
than the shield, and skill is more
important than either. The final weapon
is the brain. All else is
supplemental.

SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!

SWITZERLAND 'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY
ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.

SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED
CRIME RATE OF ANY
CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!

IT'S A NO BRAINER!

DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS
OF OUR TAX DOLLARS

IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING
CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment!

If you are too, please forward.

Just think how powerful our government
is getting!

They think these other countries just
didn't do it right.

Learn from history.
Rose City Archery Inc.

94931 Quiet Valley Lane
PO Box 5
Myrtle Point, OR
97458
US

My response was the following:

This is EXCELLENT !!!

It is interesting to note that the first shots at Concord (the ones heard around the world) were the result of the British moving in to take possession of arms stored at Concord.