There is abundant evidence to support this assertion:
Fear the government that fears your gun. pic.twitter.com/URwn5kzfCf
— Kimberly Corban (@Kimberly_Corban) November 3, 2017
Examples abound in books such as The Gulag Archipelago, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, and Hitler’s Willing Executioners. And if that isn’t enough to convince you then research the Cambodian genocide, the Rwandan genocide, and the Armenian genocide. For an even more general view read Lethal Laws: Gun Control Is the Key to Genocide.
Neil Smith puts it very clearly:
“Make no mistake: the only reason that they want to take your guns is so they can do things to you that they can’t do if you keep your guns.”