we need to take the pravada commentary with a grain of salt.
The population of Russia has increased by about 10 million people since the time of the Tsars. 1900 to 2000 census info. It was like 137 million in 1900 and about 140-150 million people in 2000.
The population of the USA has gone from about 76 million in 1900 to over 300 million.
On top of that, they have what, 3 times, 4 times the land mass? How many times can you fit the US in Russia?
Our population concentrations have gone from rural to urban, how about theirs?
We also don't have the same history of serf/lord that they do, either in Tsar times, or in the USSR times.
Finally, I think some basic measures to ensure public safety can come in a lot of minor and slight forms that preserve the spirit of the 2nd amendment, yet promotes safer ownership, intelligent use, and awareness of the potential lethality of firearms. Yet everyone starts screaming at the tops of their lungs first off about jackbooted pimply faced national guardsmen.
Give me a break
When did reason get replaced by rhetoric and blind emotion?
If anything spells danger for our country, its the ridiculous entrenchment of uninformed emotion without compromise or discussion.