SHOOTING at the OLYMPICS

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Originally Posted by nearmiss

I mentioned, citizens. I meant that to apply to general population. Yes, collaborators with the dictatorship may have guns, which is understandable. Afterall, they are part of the dictatorship.

Hitler was paranoid and no one around him was armed, except for his carefully selected guard units.

The general population in Germany were allowed guns until Hitler came into power. Afterward, the people were imprisoned or killed for having guns in their possession.

Err, what?

Whatever book your read, close it and throw it into the bins. There is a deeply ingrained gun culture in shooting clubs and hunting in Germany. "Schützenfeste" to this day form a solid yearly event in many german villages. It's this backwater spirit that formed a large part in the Nazis success in the first place, these guys were not going to hurt their basic support base.

Hitler's personal fear about guns around him does not change that.