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Soviet leaders in Chechnya-Ingushetia
The first act of the internal government organizations in Chechnya and Ingushetia, after they were endowed with the status of autonomous regions, was general disarmament. Not only did the Soviets confiscate existing personal weapons but they also imposed on every house the obligation to hand one firearm to the authorities; to carry out this assignment the Chechens and Ingush bought weapons from Red Army soldiers and from the Chekists themselves. The disarmament itself, albeit a normal procedure in peace time, was interpreted as preparation for a forthcoming repression and as an attempt to deprive them of the rights granted by the Shariat constitution.
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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.
[This message has been edited by jimpeel (edited December 21, 1999).]
http://www.amina.com/article/twent_fort.html
Soviet leaders in Chechnya-Ingushetia
The first act of the internal government organizations in Chechnya and Ingushetia, after they were endowed with the status of autonomous regions, was general disarmament. Not only did the Soviets confiscate existing personal weapons but they also imposed on every house the obligation to hand one firearm to the authorities; to carry out this assignment the Chechens and Ingush bought weapons from Red Army soldiers and from the Chekists themselves. The disarmament itself, albeit a normal procedure in peace time, was interpreted as preparation for a forthcoming repression and as an attempt to deprive them of the rights granted by the Shariat constitution.
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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.
[This message has been edited by jimpeel (edited December 21, 1999).]