You've been lied to, Bill, but you aren't alone -- a lot of people have
been told that that is an authentic quote and they repeat it believing it
is true. It isn't: There's no record of that quote in any speech made by
Hitler. The usual citation points to Page 3, article 2 of the April 15,
1935 issue of the Berlin Daily. It isn't the Page 3 of that issue is
the Arts and Culture page, no Hitler speeches. The Straight Dope talks
about it he

2. The Straight Dope Mailbag: The Straight Dope Mailbag: Did Hitler ban
gun ownership?
<URL:http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhitlergun.html>

And reports that the pro-gun newsgroup talk.politics.guns debunks it
he

<URL:http://rkba.org/research/rkba.faq>

Propaganda, no matter how noble the purpose, is always bad.

I'm certainly not interested in arguing about it, but since you're a guy
that has a reputation for handing out good information I thought that you
should know.


On Wed, 19 Jan 2005, L.W.([iso-8859-1] Bill) Hughes III wrote:

> Socialism??????
> "This year will go down in history. For the first time a civilized
> nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police
> more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future."
> -- A. Hitler 1935
>
> --
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>

The fact is, Hitler could not have taken over without the
confiscation of the people's firearms. Period. The Gestapo would have
been blown away, just like any special police would have been here. Only
the weeny cowardly bleeding heart liberal could believe any different!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> You've been lied to, Bill, but you aren't alone -- a lot of people have
> been told that that is an authentic quote and they repeat it believing it
> is true. It isn't: There's no record of that quote in any speech made by
> Hitler. The usual citation points to Page 3, article 2 of the April 15,
> 1935 issue of the Berlin Daily. It isn't the Page 3 of that issue is
> the Arts and Culture page, no Hitler speeches. The Straight Dope talks
> about it he
>
> 2. The Straight Dope Mailbag: The Straight Dope Mailbag: Did Hitler ban
> gun ownership?
> <URL:http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhitlergun.html>
>
> And reports that the pro-gun newsgroup talk.politics.guns debunks it
> he
>
> <URL:http://rkba.org/research/rkba.faq>
>
> Propaganda, no matter how noble the purpose, is always bad.
>
> I'm certainly not interested in arguing about it, but since you're a guy
> that has a reputation for handing out good information I thought that you
> should know.