^^^ was my point perfect, no. should i maybe have specified that it was directed towards jews more than the average citizen, yes but the point is still more than valid as bottom line it took weapons outta the hands of alot of ordinary people regardless. when you say the guns laws were less restictive they were compared to the treaty of versailles when germany basically wasn't even in control of thier own country. bottom line was that the majority of guns were left in the hands of the state, not the population but thanks for the correction as everyone who's ever posted anything has had it 100% accurate. this article expalins it better than i could...

http://constitutionalistnc.tripod.com/hitler-leftist/id14.html