Ignatieff, Layton and Gun Control

To Iggy and Jack ... our two gun registry amigos .... allow me pass on some facts ... which I'm sure will not put even the slightest of dents into their illogical thought process when it comes to long guns.

• 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.


• Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


• Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and other peoples, who were unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


• China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


• Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


• Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.


• Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1980 one million people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century, after gun control was enacted: 56,000,000

Switzerland issues every household a gun. Its government trains every adult on how to use it.

Switzerland has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world.

The real truth is that gun control laws and registeries adversely affect only - law abiding citizens.

The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.

Assault is a behaviour ... it is not caused by an inanimate object!

By the way, 64,986,987 firearms owners didn't kill anyone today!

Looks like Prime Minister Harper is correct once again!!

Should Washington D.C., Resident's Move To Iraq?

What the heck is the Cantankerous one talking about now? Well I think that you might find the following statistics to be interesting.

Over the past 22 months there have been 2,112 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.

Considering that during that same time period there have been an average of 160,000 troops on the ground, the firearm death rate works out to be 60 per 100,000 soldiers.

Meanwhile back in Washington DC, the firearm death rate was 81 per 100,000 residents for the same time period.

The bottom-line is that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in Washington than you would be in Iraq!

Interesting when you consider that Washington has some of the strictest gun control laws in the U.S.