| Government |
Dates |
Targets |
Civiliams
Killed |
"Gun Control" Laws |
Features of Over-all "Gun Control" scheme |
| Ottoman
Turkey |
1915-1917 |
Armenians
(mostly Christians) |
1-1.5
million |
Art.
166, Pen. Code, 1866
& 1911 Proclamation, 1915 |
.
Permits required .Government list of owners
.Ban on possession |
| Soviet
Union |
1929-1945 |
Political
opponents;
farming communities |
20
million |
Resolutions,
1918
Decree, July 12, 1920
Art. 59 & 182, Pen. code, 1926 |
.Licensing
of owners
.Ban on possession
.Severe penalties |
Nazi
Germany
& Occupied Europe |
1933-1945 |
Political
opponents;
Jews; Gypsies;
critics; "examples" |
20
million |
Law
on Firearms & Ammun., 1928
Weapon Law, March 18, 1938
Regulations against Jews, 1938 |
.Registration
& Licensing
.Stricter handgun laws
.Ban on possession |
| China,
Nationalist |
1927-1949 |
Political
opponents;
army conscripts; others |
10
million |
Art.
205, Crim. Code, 1914
Art. 186-87, Crim. Code, 1935 |
.Government
permit system
.Ban on private ownership |
| China,
Red |
1949-1952
1957-1960
1966-1976 |
Political
opponents;
Rural populations
Enemies of the state |
20-35
million |
Act
of Feb. 20, 1951
Act of Oct. 22, 1957 |
.Prison
or death to "counter-revolutionary criminals" and anyone resisting
any government program
.Death penalty for supply guns to such "criminals" |
| Guatemala |
1960-1981 |
Mayans
& other Indians;
political enemies |
100,000-
200,000 |
Decree
36, Nov 25 .Act of 1932
Decree 386, 1947
Decree 283, 1964 |
.Register
guns & owners .Licensing with high fees
.Prohibit carrying guns
.Bans on guns, sharp tools .Confiscation powers |
| Uganda |
1971-1979 |
Christians
Political enemies |
300,000 |
Firearms
Ordinance, 1955
Firearms Act, 1970 |
.Register
all guns & owners .Licenses for transactions
.Warrantless searches .Confiscation powers |
Cambodia
(Khmer Rouge) |
1975-1979 |
Educated
Persons;
Political enemies |
2
million |
Art.
322-328, Penal Code
Royal Ordinance 55, 1938 |
.Licenses
for guns, owners, ammunition & transactions
.Photo ID with fingerprints .License inspected quarterly |
| Rwanda |
1994 |
Tutsi
people |
800,000 |
Decree-Law
No. 12, 1979 |
.Register
guns, owners, ammunition .Owners must justify
need .Concealable guns illegal .Confiscating powers |
