[ WP ] Guns have been outlawed Worldwide because they are viewed as a cowardice form of war . Only short range weapons ( Swords , arrows , spears , etc ) are legal for countries to possess .

President William J. Heathrow was the best thing that ever happened to our nation. 
 
 Right now, you're either nodding your head or swearing at me. Sure, some of his policies have been... *controversial*, to say the least, but in the end, he fundamentally changed the course of American history. 
 
 Well, the entire snafu started due to a shooting. Not because swords were `` a true gentleman's choice.'' That bullshit was coined by some PR asshole working at Winchester or something. Still, shooting is not an entirely accurate word; a better choice would be `` terrorist attack.'' Twenty men, armed with AK-47s and pipe bombs, attacked five high schools on the south side of Chicago. About two thousand died total, mostly from fires started by the bombs. And while most of the nation was crying and hugging their kids, the gun-control nuts realized that they had struck gold. And it was an election year, too. They lobbied the hell out of just about everything, bought out billboards, and fervently voted in Democrats ( or anyone with a gun-control policy ) in just about every office. One of them was the mayor of Chicago. His name? William Heathrow. Goddamn, he was smarter than the lobbyists, riding the anti-gun wave all the way to City Hall. His first official act while in office was to completely ban all possession of rifles from the city limits. `` Keep Guns away from our City and our Children'' was the slogan. And it worked! After several more years of successful lobbying and lawmaking, the only guns allowed in the city were handguns, and there was a 7-day waiting period to get one, along with an extensive background check. After a wildly popular 8 years in office, Heathrow ran for US Senator; unsurprisingly, he won by a landslide. 
 
 There, he pushed for the `` National Disarmament Act,'' one of either the best or worst pieces of legislation ever. It started by banning possession of all automatic weapons and explosives by the civilian population ( with exception of former police/Armed Forces and certified museums ). Then, it would focus on rifles, explosives, shotguns, and finally handguns. The NDA called for an extensive combination of buyback programs, incentives for turning in firearms, lots of propaganda, and eventually just taking them from anyone uncooperative. It managed to pass by a slim margin, due to most of the `` anti-gun boom'' politicians still being in office. This really got the southern gun nuts riled up- they *were* right! The government *is* taking their guns! My next-door neighbor, Earl Hamilton, actually got in a shootout with the police when they tried to confiscate his M-16. He ended up literally blowing up his house before they could get to him. Still, after 10 years, it worked; you could walk through the middle of LA at night without fear of being shot. Sure, you'd probably end up stabbed, but at least you were n't shot. This was when that reporter took the famous photo of a steamroller crushing a massive pile of confiscated guns at a metal foundry in Pittsburgh. To keep their market alive, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and all the others simply shifted their factories north and continued churning out firearms. Eventually, the Canadian government passed a similar law, almost forcing them out of business. 
 
 Unsurprisingly, Heathrow was one of the most loved and reviled politicians in America. He felt that the `` loved'' part had more people, so he decided to run for president. God, I remember that year; it was *so* close. He got 49 % of the popular vote, but managed to clinch all of the swing states. His first move? Convince ( the still liberal ) Congress to push through a bill that would eventually disarm the police and armed forces, as well. Sure, cops would still get their tasers, and soldiers could still have crossbows and other weapons. The first people up in arms were the military contractors. Colt, Bushmaster, and Smith & Wesson ( and the lawmakers they lobbied for ) opposed it at every turn. In response, President Heathrow offered a contract to these corporations: they supply the United States Armed Forces with swords, crossbows, and the like, while the government would double their usual contract payments; all supplies of metal for those weapons would, for six months, be supplied for free from melted down gun barrels. Yesterday's Smith & Wesson would be today's Bowie knife. Meanwhile, Heathrow talked the Prime Minister of Canada into passing an almost identical law. Hunting almost died out up north; why go after a bear if the only thing between you and certain death is a clunky crossbow? 
 
 And then, the final blow- UN Security Council Resolution 2206: Complete Disarmament of the World's Armed Forces. Impressively, neither China nor Russia vetoed it. Maybe they thought it would `` even they playing field'' for their somewhat outdated militaries. Here are some choice clippings: 
 
 > 1. ) *Demands* the disarmament of all armed forces of the member states of the United Nations within thirty-six ( 36 ) months... 
 
 > 2. ) *Bans* the possession of any and all firearms ( any weapon that uses gunpowder or any other chemical reaction to propel a projectile at a velocity excess of 120 m/s ) and explosive devices ( any device contains a known explosive material in quantities greater than 7.5 g ) by any person, group, business, or government... 
 
 > 5. ) *Insists* that any government found to be involved in... the sale, possession, or transport of firearms or explosive devices... shall face complete and total economic sanctions from all member states of the United Nations... until all firearms or explosive devices are destroyed, and evidence of such is presented to the United Nations Security Council. 
 
 And just like that, the world was at peace. The only active producer of firearms after Resolution 2206 was North Korea, but they were already boycotted, so nothing really changed there. I remember walking down the street, and watching two punks get in a knife fight. One was rushed to the hospital, and he fortunately had a good chance of recovery. The other got away. With guns, both of them would probably be bleeding out in an alleyway. And that was when I knew that it was the time. 
 
 You see, I was born and raised in Mississipi, and always thought the Rebel flag should soar over the South once more. And during this whole time, the moment I heard that Heathrow was passing that bill, I began preparing. Black market trades, smuggling, `` missing'' gun shipments; hell, even a factory in Kamchatka. Sure, it produced bolt-action rifles that would be more suited for a WWI-era trench, but they were better than nothing ( which is what the US Army now had ). It was easy recruiting men, and they were perfect: rugged, good with guns, used to living off the land, everything embodied by the soldiers of 1861 and more. And all they needed was chain-mail armor to protect from arrows, maybe some plate armor near the front lines. We started our assault by capturing Jackson ( the people rejoiced at our arrival like we were the knights of yore ) before moving on to Montgomery, Atlanta, Tallahassee, New Orleans, Houston, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Charleston, Raleigh, Richmond... we finally came to a halt at DC. It was a massacre there. Have you ever seen twenty men go flying from a single shot by a Howitzer? I have. When I was watching the battlefield from a bit away, I recalled this little phrase said by British soldiers in Africa, 
 
 `` Whatever happens, we have got 
 the Maxim gun, and they have not.'' 
 
 Eventually, we broke through the Northern lines - amazing what mortars can do to a bunch of pikemen - and we forced the President to sign the surrender documents then and there. The South had risen again, and the gray was back on the map. And with this, I can definitely say- 
 
 President William J. Heathrow was the best thing that ever happened to our nation. 
 
 *- From the memoirs of Augustus R. Douglas, First President of the Confederate States of America.''
