Gun Purchases

For those who may not know, last year gun purchases went up much higher than previous years. Why was that? The government has signaled that they are anti-gun and do what they can to discourage gun ownership. Exactly why does this government lean toward restriction of gun ownership? And, does that restriction drive up gun sales?

To truly understand what is happening it is necessary to have a good understanding of  the history of the 20th Century. During the 20th Century we were able to see what happens to a disarmed citizenry. Russia passed a law making it a crime to own a gun, guns were subsequently turned in to the authorities. Shortly after that millions of citizens were exterminated. Mussolini had a similar law passed in Italy and the Fascists took over the government. Hitler had a similar law passed in Germany, again, millions of citizens were exterminated. China passed the same laws and  millions of Chineese were exterminated. Cambodia did the same, North Vietnam did the same for South Vietnam and people were rounded up for re-education camps in which it was necessary to learn that the State controlled everything and religion was worthless, or else. Castro outlawed guns and turned Cuba into a communist state, many died. Hugo Chavez has outlawed guns in Venezuela to ensure there is no threat to his regime. Everywhere the Socialists and Communists take power they move to outlaw guns.

Not everyone reads or understands history. Those who do read and understand apply the lessons they learned from it. The citizenry is in peril if it disarms. Those who read the writing on the wall are the ones buying guns, along with as much ammunition as they can get. Yes, ammunition is scarce.

I have never owned a gun and do not plan to do so. However, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 as "no interest" and 10  as "I am buying one" I have moved up to about a 3.