"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 the subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty." -- Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) German Nazi Dictator Source: Hitler's Table Talks 1941-1944, Edited by H.R. Trevor-Roper (London: Widenfeld and Nicolson, 1953), pp. 425-426. http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Adolf.Hitler.Quote.6578 "Waiting periods are only a step. Registration is only a step. The prohibition of private firearms is the goal." -- Janet Reno US Attorney General http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Janet.Reno.Quote.DE05 "A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie." -- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin [Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov] (1870 - 1924), First Leader of the Soviet Union http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Vladimir.Lenin.Quote.B5E7