Wrangler Loc: North Texas

Maybe some would rather live in Russia.

During the Russian Civil War, the Soviet government allowed a variety of small arms and bladed weapons. Afterwards, the government made immediate alternations for those to whom it did not rely. The government had made it a point to "arm the working people" in the Declaration of the Rights of Working and Exploited People in January 1918.[1] The December decree of the CPC of 1918, "On the surrender of weapons", ordered people to surrender any firearms, swords, bayonets and bombs, regardless of the degree of serviceability. The penalty for not doing so was ten years' imprisonment.[2] Members of the Communist Party were allowed to have a single weapon (a pistol or a rifle) and possession of the weapon was recorded in the party membership book. The assassination of Stalin's ally Sergey Kirov by Leonid Nikolaev in 1934 was possible because of this, as Nikolaev was allowed to have a revolver.

On December 12, 1924 the Central Executive Committee of the USSR promulgated its degree "On the procedure of production, trade, storage, use, keeping and carrying firearms, firearm ammunition, explosive projectiles and explosives", all weapons were classified and divided into categories. Now the weapons permitted for personal possession by ordinary citizens could only be smoothbore hunting shotguns. The other category of weapons were only possessed by those who were put on duty by the Soviet state; for all others, access to these weapons was restricted to within state regulated shooting ranges. Illegal gun possession was severely punished. Since March 1933 the manufacture, possession, purchase, sale of firearms (except for smoothbore) hunting weapons without proper authorization was punishable by up to five years in prison. In 1935, the same penalty was imposed for possession of knives. During the Great Patriotic War, the civilian population had to hand over all the personal hunting weapons to the Red Army for defence against the German invasion. The same was true for weapons left by retreating German invaders in the war. They were to be surrendered to Red Army troops, the NKVD or local Soviet authorities within 24 hours. Cases of stolen weapons were also brought to criminal justice.

Since the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 the USSR saw a small wave of liberalisations for civilian gun ownership. Soviet civilians were allowed to purchase smoothbore hunting shotguns again, even without mandatory submission of hunting licenses. However, this lasted for not more than six years. The buyer again had to pre-register in the Soviet Society of Hunters since 1959. With the introduction of the new Criminal Code in 1960, penalties were softened significantly for illegal possessions of firearms to only up to two years of imprisonment, while the possession of melee weapons were not prohibited anymore in the Soviet Union.

Fourteen years later the punishment for illegal purchase, keeping and carrying of weapons was increased again to five years' imprisonment. However, voluntarily surrendered unregistered rifles were met without responsibility or punishment.

I have the feeling that some members of the uhh would prefer the Russian gun laws as opposed to USA gun laws.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

some how the words "well regulated militia " get lost in your cry for unfetted gun ownership. 50 million gun owners looking out for number one, do not constitute a "well regulated or trained militia".

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

You left out 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed' which takes your argument to the incinerator.

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

God Blessed the USA and our founders to give us our Constitution.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

somehow a lotta dims/liberals forget that line

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

They tend to ignore some things that bring on their demise. Yet, they go all in on others such as murdering babies of any age.

Angmo

So this can’t happen.

Lefties are the enemy domestic.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

like frank sez...easy peasy..kill a kid

jsvend Loc: Indiana

If you got $90,000,000.00 to pay for a nuke and the technology, go ahead.

Angmo

Licensing may be an issue. ITAR EAR and such.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

that was included to inable the people to be able to come together quickly in time of need.

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

The right for people to keep arms was not connected to any other stipulation, only that it shall not be infringed upon by anyone.

trainspotter Loc: Oregon

THEY...still are...(fence jumpers!)

BigBear Loc: Northern CT

There isn't anything there to jump over or crawl under.
Just an open trough lined with liberal tax sucking politicians.

trainspotter Loc: Oregon

Dilly...Dilly!