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In reply to the discussion: The Federal government needs to confiscate all guns [View all]MillennialDem
(2,367 posts)50. Eyeroll: from wiki
The 1938 German Weapons Act, the precursor of the current weapons law, superseded the 1928 law. As under the 1928 law, citizens were required to have a permit to carry a firearm and a separate permit to acquire a firearm. But under the new law:
Gun restriction laws applied only to handguns, not to long guns or ammunition. The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition and transfer of rifles and shotguns, as was the possession of ammunition."[5]
The legal age at which guns could be purchased was lowered from 20 to 18.[6]
Permits were valid for three years, rather than one year.[6]
The groups of people who were exempt from the acquisition permit requirement expanded. Holders of annual hunting permits, government workers, and NSDAP members were no longer subject to gun ownership restrictions. Prior to the 1938 law, only officials of the central government, the states, and employees of the German Reichsbahn Railways were exempted.[5]
Manufacture of arms and ammunition continued to require a permit, with the revision that such permits would no longer be issued to Jews or any company part-owned by Jews. Jews were consequently forbidden from the manufacturing or dealing of firearms and ammunition.[5]
Under both the 1928 and 1938 acts, gun manufacturers and dealers were required to maintain records with information about who purchased guns and the guns' serial numbers. These records were to be delivered to a police authority for inspection at the end of each year.
Again, the gun law was weakened. It was strict by US standards, but it was LESS strict than the 1928 law. As for the Jews, there were only ~200,000 in Germany and even if all of them had guns it would have done diddly squat. And what do you think, when it came to a new law to be passed that Hitler would leave the Jews out of it? Everything he did was about oppressing the Jews, Roma, and Communists. So the reality of it: the Germans encircled 600,000 Soviet RED ARMY soldiers near Kiev (among many other large encirclements) and those were trained healthy young men with machine guns, tanks, planes, mortars, artillery, and explosives.
A rag tag group of German Jews would have been squashed like bugs by the Wehrmacht. They had tanks. Let me repeat that: they had tanks. What were they going to do to a tank with rifles and hand guns?
Gun restriction laws applied only to handguns, not to long guns or ammunition. The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition and transfer of rifles and shotguns, as was the possession of ammunition."[5]
The legal age at which guns could be purchased was lowered from 20 to 18.[6]
Permits were valid for three years, rather than one year.[6]
The groups of people who were exempt from the acquisition permit requirement expanded. Holders of annual hunting permits, government workers, and NSDAP members were no longer subject to gun ownership restrictions. Prior to the 1938 law, only officials of the central government, the states, and employees of the German Reichsbahn Railways were exempted.[5]
Manufacture of arms and ammunition continued to require a permit, with the revision that such permits would no longer be issued to Jews or any company part-owned by Jews. Jews were consequently forbidden from the manufacturing or dealing of firearms and ammunition.[5]
Under both the 1928 and 1938 acts, gun manufacturers and dealers were required to maintain records with information about who purchased guns and the guns' serial numbers. These records were to be delivered to a police authority for inspection at the end of each year.
Again, the gun law was weakened. It was strict by US standards, but it was LESS strict than the 1928 law. As for the Jews, there were only ~200,000 in Germany and even if all of them had guns it would have done diddly squat. And what do you think, when it came to a new law to be passed that Hitler would leave the Jews out of it? Everything he did was about oppressing the Jews, Roma, and Communists. So the reality of it: the Germans encircled 600,000 Soviet RED ARMY soldiers near Kiev (among many other large encirclements) and those were trained healthy young men with machine guns, tanks, planes, mortars, artillery, and explosives.
A rag tag group of German Jews would have been squashed like bugs by the Wehrmacht. They had tanks. Let me repeat that: they had tanks. What were they going to do to a tank with rifles and hand guns?
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It is really loose talk like that kills any chance at meaningful gun control.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#9
Considering her history her thoughts were understandable but they aren't helpful.
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2015
#48
Legally and functionally there's a big difference between automatic and semi-automatic firearms.
branford
Oct 2015
#61
Except nazi germany actually expanded gun rights. Of course they restricted the jews and
MillennialDem
Oct 2015
#36
False dichotomy. You can fight without a gun and you can be taken captive even with one. And
MillennialDem
Oct 2015
#96
Enforce the 2nd Amendment! Like the NRA says, just enforce the laws we have!
flamin lib
Oct 2015
#17
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. - H.L. Mencken nt
Xipe Totec
Oct 2015
#18
Maybe guns should be issued to everybody, including children, then at designated moment point the
Lint Head
Oct 2015
#20
Talk about giving the Alex Jones conspiracy wackos the ultimate Christmas present.
Monk06
Oct 2015
#23
That's tyranny. Like the misinterpreted Second Amendment is tyranny on the majority of Americans.
onehandle
Oct 2015
#24
Do you also propose to completely secure the borders? BOTH of them?
cherokeeprogressive
Oct 2015
#67
Earlier this week a different poster the Constitution was described as "yellowing parchment"
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2015
#73
That is the license I am talking about. Most people have different licenses for each vehicle.
LiberalArkie
Oct 2015
#94