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| '''''Gun Control in the Third Reich''''' is a non-fiction book that describes the gun control tactics used by the German Third Reich from 1918-1938 against what they perceived to be enemies of the state and against the Jewish populations living in Germany at the time. The book is based on documents from the German archives, diaries and newspapers of the time. The work attempts to present a definite history of Nazi firearms suppression of groups that were not favored by the regime and spans from the Weimar Republic in 1918 to Kristallnacht in 1938. | |||
| The book is written by ], a lawyer who has argued and won two cases before the US Supreme Court <ref>{{cite web|title=Gun Control in the Third Reich | url=http://staging2.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=106|publisher=The Independent Institute|accessdate=2 Jan 2014}}</ref> and is well known for his involvement in ] and ] litigation.<ref>http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/bringing_lawyers_guns_and_money</ref><ref>Marjolijn Bijlefeld, ''People for and against gun control: a biographical reference'', Greenwood Press, 1999, , ISBN 0313306907, 9780313306907</ref> | |||
| In a TribLive interview, Halbook said that he decided to research the topic because "Nobody has ever researched it. I first heard about it when I was an undergraduate in college in 1968, and there were these gun registration bills proposed in Congress. The proponents of the bill challenged that and said they actually had commissioned a Library of Congress study saying there was no use of gun registration lists by the Nazis, either in Germany or in occupied countries, which was blatantly stupid. When (the Nazis) took power in 1933, they immediately used the (gun registration) records to disarm political. enemies." <ref>http://triblive.com/opinion/qanda/5187172-74/gun-control-germany</ref> | |||
| ==Critical Reception== | |||
| A ] review said "It is the most extensive history to date of Nazi Germany’s policies on firearms, drawing largely on original documents." <ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/29/book-review-gun-control-in-the-third-reich/?page=all</ref> | |||
| ] wrote "...the book’s marketers, who are not shy at all about framing the Nazi’s disarming of Jews and other political enemies as a giant, .950 caliber warning shot amid efforts in Washington and some states to pass new regulations on firearms." and "And surely this book, now selling fairly briskly on Amazon, will have no impact whatsoever on the number of people making those loose comparisons " <ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115549/nazis-and-gun-control-stephen-halbrooks-new-book-draws-parallel</ref> | |||
| ] said "the famed Second Amendment attorney attempts to take a scholarly look at gun control in Germany before-and-after Hitler took power. But Halbrook doesn’t shy away from pointing out what he sees as parallels, if not comparisons, between what happened then with what is happening in America now."<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/07/new-book-looks-at-hitlers-use-of-gun-control-to-disarm-jews/</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
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Revision as of 22:08, 2 January 2014
This article refers to a 2013 book. For information regarding gun control in Nazi Germany see History of firearms restrictions in Germany
 Cover of the first edition (paperback) | |
| Author | Stephen P. Halbrook |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Peter Zelei |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | The Independent Institute |
| Publication date | January 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) & ebook |
| Pages | 364 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-59813-161-1 |
Gun Control in the Third Reich is a non-fiction book that describes the gun control tactics used by the German Third Reich from 1918-1938 against what they perceived to be enemies of the state and against the Jewish populations living in Germany at the time. The book is based on documents from the German archives, diaries and newspapers of the time. The work attempts to present a definite history of Nazi firearms suppression of groups that were not favored by the regime and spans from the Weimar Republic in 1918 to Kristallnacht in 1938.
The book is written by Stephen P. Halbrook, a lawyer who has argued and won two cases before the US Supreme Court and is well known for his involvement in Second Amendment and gun control litigation.
In a TribLive interview, Halbook said that he decided to research the topic because "Nobody has ever researched it. I first heard about it when I was an undergraduate in college in 1968, and there were these gun registration bills proposed in Congress. The proponents of the bill challenged that and said they actually had commissioned a Library of Congress study saying there was no use of gun registration lists by the Nazis, either in Germany or in occupied countries, which was blatantly stupid. When (the Nazis) took power in 1933, they immediately used the (gun registration) records to disarm political. enemies."
Critical Reception
A Washington Times review said "It is the most extensive history to date of Nazi Germany’s policies on firearms, drawing largely on original documents."
The New Republic wrote "...the book’s marketers, who are not shy at all about framing the Nazi’s disarming of Jews and other political enemies as a giant, .950 caliber warning shot amid efforts in Washington and some states to pass new regulations on firearms." and "And surely this book, now selling fairly briskly on Amazon, will have no impact whatsoever on the number of people making those loose comparisons "
The Daily Caller said "the famed Second Amendment attorney attempts to take a scholarly look at gun control in Germany before-and-after Hitler took power. But Halbrook doesn’t shy away from pointing out what he sees as parallels, if not comparisons, between what happened then with what is happening in America now."
See also
References
- "Gun Control in the Third Reich". The Independent Institute. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
- http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/bringing_lawyers_guns_and_money
- Marjolijn Bijlefeld, People for and against gun control: a biographical reference, Greenwood Press, 1999, pp. 105-108, ISBN 0313306907, 9780313306907
- http://triblive.com/opinion/qanda/5187172-74/gun-control-germany
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/dec/29/book-review-gun-control-in-the-third-reich/?page=all
- http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115549/nazis-and-gun-control-stephen-halbrooks-new-book-draws-parallel
- http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/07/new-book-looks-at-hitlers-use-of-gun-control-to-disarm-jews/