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To: unclewest who wrote (402984)	1/9/2011 6:09:09 PM
From: mph	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793912

Where Obama is concerned, the "we" means his party and his base. As the community organizer in chief, he is all about "us" and "them". The man disrespects the office he holds and has zero regard for the American people. He is only concerned with the acquisition and retention of power.

To: unclewest who wrote (402984)	1/9/2011 6:32:38 PM
From: goldworldnet	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793912

That quote is widely contested. More accepted is that Hitler said ... "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing." -- Adolph Hitler, Hitler's Secret Conversations 403 (Norman Cameron and R.H. Stevens trans., 1961)." econfaculty.gmu.edu The quote is also supported by the 1938 German Weapons Act which primarily banned Jews from gun ownership. The 1938 German Weapons Act, the precursor of the current weapons law, superseded the 1928 law.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. Furthermore, the law restricted ownership of firearms to "...persons whose trustworthiness is not in question and who can show a need for a (gun) permit." Under the new law: • Gun restriction laws applied only to handguns, not to long guns or ammunition. Writes Prof. Bernard Harcourt of the University of Chicago, "The 1938 revisions completely deregulated the acquisition and transfer of rifles and shotguns, as well as ammunition."[4] • The groups of people who were exempt from the acquisition permit requirement expanded. Holders of annual hunting permits, government workers, and NSDAP party 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] • The age at which persons could own guns was lowered from 20 to 18.[5] • The firearms carry permit was valid for three years instead of one year.[5] • Jews were forbidden from the manufacturing or ownership of firearms and ammunition.[6] 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. On November 11, 1938, the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, passed Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons. This regulation effectively deprived all Jews of the right to possess firearms or other weapons.[7] en.wikipedia.org * * *