his assertion that nazi germany s gun laws helped make the holocaust possible. just clarify. if there had been no gun control laws in europe at that time, would 6 million jews have been slaughtered? i think the likelihood of hitler being able to accomplish his goalsgreat ly diminished if the people had been armed. critics say such statements are historically inaccurate and offensive. the holocaust issue, that s just the left wing press again trying to stir up a controversy. carson also raised eyebrows this week for his remarks about the oregon school shooting. i would not just stand there and let them shoot me. he told wolf he wasn t criticizing the victims, just urging people to fight back. i would much rather go down fighting. carson s chief rival, front-runner donald trump, had a strong message for doubters today after earlier suggesting he would drop out of the race if his poll numbers plummet.