If you were military, or a national socialist party member, you had no problem getting firearms, although registration DOES allow for future seizure.  If you were in any of the "undesirable"segments of German society (criminals, communists, Jews, etc.) good luck getting a weapon legally. If your nation was overrun by the nazis...you had no right to firearms ownership. The problem with Mr. Nelson's viewpoint is, once those despots gained absolute power, the"right"of the people to firearms ended. Same with the Communist takeover of Russia.  The only nation I can think of, where firearms ownership was GUARANTEED after a revolution, is our own. The car v. gun death rates: if #s are from the VPC they are in error.  If we're talking about "Accidents" 99.4% of car deaths are "accidents." Only 1.8% of gun deaths are "accidents."  The majority are suicide.  I would submit a 2nd look at one car accidents, many are suicides, but aren't investigated in depth.  NW Univ. Accident Invest course grad.