Words Of Warning from Venezuela: Don’t Give Up Your Guns!
by James Fite via Liberty Nation,
ZeroHedge.com
Wed, 12/19/2018
Venezuelans lost the right to own guns in 2012. They’re paying for it now…
While Brazilians flock to firearms training in preparation for incoming pro-gun president Jair Bolsonaro, the people of Venezuela can only dream of such liberty. The Venezuelan National Assembly passed the “Control of Arms, Munitions and Disarmament Law” in 2012. It took effect in 2013, officially banning the commercial sale of guns and ammo to anyone outside the government.
Venezuelans, for the most part, didn’t see much need for owning guns to defend against tyranny.
Now they know better, and some are offering words of warning, via interviews with Fox News.
Hindsight In Venezuela
“Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight,” said the now exiled Venezuelan English teacher, Javier Venegas.
“The government security forces, at the beginning of this debacle, knew they had no real opposition to their force. Once things were this bad, it was a clear declaration of war against an unarmed population.”
It was already very difficult to get a firearm legally, as ownership required a government issued permit. The process of obtaining one was slow and rife with corruption, as bribes to speed the process up were common. Only one department was allowed to issue the licenses, and there were only eight gun stores in the country.
After the ban, then-President Hugo Chavez offered an amnesty program to allow the people to trade their arms in for other goods, though only 37 did.
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