Eja, you're way off base with a lot of these claims. Just a few pointers to think about
1) The Vichy government collaborated with the Nazis. They were outnumbered by those French who formed the resistance that saved 1000s of lives during the occupation. There are also a few famous examples of people from the Vichy government who after its collapse formed a key part in the resistance. It's important to remember things like this before talking so brashly about a subject.
2) If you are using Europe as the comparison then that does not include Russia. Really you should be using the EU countries as that is the closest economical comparison.
3) Israel was created from land owned by the British however it was the significant pressure from the Americans, in particular their wealthy and strong Jewish community, that led to what you currently are as borders. So you can't pin that on just Europe.
4) I don't think Putin gives a toss if the people of the Balkans are armed. I doubt they would have much more of a chance with a gun against a trained army than without.
All your arguments are using war time Europe against peace time America. Unless you believe America has an internal war currently happening? Chambers was comparing current peace time figures for the most developed countries in the world which is the most fair comparison.
1 There was tremendous Holocaust cooperation across Europe and sadly that is one of only 4 major European genocides in the 20th century. It is well known that across Europe, in some places, it can be very difficult being a certain kind of minority. Life isn't all rainbows in Europe.
2. Russia is absolutely Europe, especially when it encroaches into Europe.
3. The UN at the time was largely the Euro countries. Just look at the ones with veto power....all essentially Euro cultures and one Asian country.
4. The Partizan movements of East Europe mattered. Governments don't prefer armed resistance. The Afghans armed themselves. Ever seen grave stones of young Soviets that got their heads blown off in Afghanistan? It's very different in America. In America the soldier maybe gets a cross. In East Europe they put a picture of their faces in the stone. Quite different.
I am not at all off base saying the history of European gun violence far exceeds the history of American gun violence. Somehow nobody ever really pays attention to that. You can have a war actually happening in Europe and people will say "There is just so much gun violence in America."
And there would have been more violence in Europe and more bad times had it not been for American guns. First in WW2 and then with NATO. Some of these countries are as safe as they are because they are guarded by Americans with guns.