Posted on 08/09/2013 6:21:23 AM PDT by marktwain
Venezuelans never had a right to keep and bear arms, not even before Chavez. Of course, the death of Chavez has not stopped draconian push for even more gun control, and contrary to The Christian Science Monitor, gun ownership was never unregulated.
Still, I assume the rest of their article is truthful, so here are the highlights.
“The CPD and Mixed Commission differed mainly over the issue of restricting the sale and carrying of legal arms. According to Fernández, “The illegal market is nourished by legal arms.” In contrast, the military faction argued that the two issues were distinct and that, with the 2012 election year coming up, they could not afford to crack down on legal arms and alienate the middle class or the armed forces.”
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/Latin-America-Monitor/2013/0807/Gun-control-Can-Venezuela-regulate-the-flow-of-arms
Elections have consequences, and even if most of the middle class voted against Maduro, the Mr. Marxist still got elected President. No need to worry about alienating the middle class now.
“The CPD’s proposal advocated for a combined arms registry; more restrictive measures on the renewal of licenses (such as a recent psychological examination); extending the regulation of weapons to cover knives and explosives; the elimination of arms carried for personal defense; and stronger control over ammunition production. All of these measures were left out of the Mixed Commission’s proposal.”
Criminals never have to go through all that, but that’s OK, because communism and socialism are not about stopping crime, they’re about treating law-abiding people as criminals. And let’s face it, what’s to keep a liberal psychologist from accusing you of suffering from paranoia because you want a gun? The commies are evil, but they’re not stupid.
(Excerpt) Read more at sellingthesecondamendment.com ...
Venezuela ranked 169 out of 174
Mexico - 105
Argentina - 102
United States - 19th
--one of the young Venezuelan engineers there at the mine where I worked (who had gone to Colorado School of Mines) had returned to Venezuela with two .38 Specials he had concealed in the door panels of car he had taken back to Venezuela (folks were of the upper, rich class).
--he had a license to possess and carry and claimed he didn't remember what agency in Caracas had issued it--
Nine of the top thirteen least corrupted nations are in the land of blonde hair blue eyes...northern Europe.
...conversely, the most corrupted...
But it’s probably racist of me to mention this.
Communism draws power from exploitable situations and will create them as required. Never expect a commissar to put himself out of power, their imagination knows no bounds.
For goodness sake, don’t mention religion.
The socialists are against guns because the most effective means to cure socialism IS a gun - Ask Hitler, he's gone, yes?
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