Venezuela took citizens' guns by force—now the people are regretful

Thankfully, the majority of our founders did not naïvely think our constitutional republic could stand without stated rights. But even these would disappear without the armed threat they protect. It is no wonder our constitutional rights are attacked so aggressively by the left.

 

From the article:

“Venezuelans evolved to always hope that our government would be non-tyrannical, non-violator of human rights, and would always have a good enough control of criminality, [said Javier Vanegas].”​

and

"Venezuela shows the deadly peril when citizens are deprived of the means of resisting the depredations of a criminal government," Kopel told Fox News.​

 

It is very difficult to own a gun anywhere in Latin America.

 

Sounds about right. Evidently they only confiscated about 12,500 weapons in the first place.

 

To any logical observer, this SHOULD speak volumes as to why the left wants to outlaw PRIVATE OWNERSHIP of guns. The bleeding hearts apparently expect ANY dim leader to be their "benevolent dictator" and life ever after will be nothing but wine & roses; with a few chocolate kisses thrown in.
The Venezuelan gov't - as well as many others - has shown the LOGICAL outcome of such utopianism. However the "believers" will never understand until the local constabulary comes knocking on their door because of some elite's offense at some innocuous statement - possibly even unknown by the offender!!

MARANATHA

 

Hey, maybe all the liberals are destined for paradise after all! What's that warning? Oh, yeah. Be careful what you wish for, you may get it.

But if they succeed, it may eventually lead to an Idi Amin type paradise, where you don't want to know what you'll be eating, that is, force-fed.

 

They'll have to eat their words because socialism uses famine as a political stragety

Due to the high cost of ammo, no warning shot will be fired.

 

They know that they are rich and will retain their high station so they do not see much beyond the ends of their noses. They have aligned with Islam to install socialism and sharia. When those two get rid of us, then Islam wii easily get rid of them. Islam is depraved but stays in shape to destroy everyone else. Liberals are depraved but they are not good at war.

 

Yes, and did you read that there was very little compliance in the first place?

That is a sad number of guns. That country had a decent constitution before Chavez ran the place into the ground with socialism.

Tyrannical governments have always tried to disarm the populace - what led the Revolutionary War from a cold war to a hot war:

Coming of the American Revolution: Lexington and Concord

molon labe, because what the great Mexican dude said -“It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees” (Emiliano Zapata).

 

Yes, I did notice that slow compliance, at least by the holders, but am not really aware of all that preceded the fall of that country.

It seems to me that whether sensible freedom can be had for any populace is determined by the culture. Cultural doctrine (and mythology) matters. Ours is being eroded, debased.

I have seen firsthand how a new dictatorship can quickly take hold, but that culture was actually prepared for it over centuries--they were never really free. Clearly, American democracy did not develop in a vacuum.

 

One would think that their hateful, violent, virulent, activists, some of whom are their representatives, might be some indication to them that their ideology is not nearly as benevolent as they imagine. But no.

They feel so justified in their views that they consider "by any means necessary" a mere temporary expression that could only ever be directed at those with whom they disagree. They are clueless that there could be (and are) among them those that disagree with each other, and will use any newfound power for the purpose of eliminating yet more "disagreeables."

Too bad these internal disagreements don't break out in earnest first and seriously thin the ranks.

 

Venezuela is under the control of Raul Castro, who has a strong military to offset the Venezuelan military that is now busted up with many officers and soldiers in prisons. The American people have for the last sixty years underestimated the power of the Castros. The Cuban military serves the Russian military and they recently fought for Russia in Syria. The man tanks in the Russian army. Even more, the Cubans were trained by the KGB in population control. Cubans helped the North Vietnamese torture American prisoners in Hanoi and are considered responsible for some missing and dead Americans.

 

Odd that so many here think that this gun control move in the US is only from liberals and the Left. Trump - for some reason still the darling of many Christians - is a prime mover for these Red Flag gun laws.