Posted on 09/09/2016 6:38:06 AM PDT by marktwain
Venezuela is a country rich in oil made poor by the government takeover of a kleptocracy with socialistic underpining.
The solution to problems in that philosophy come with governmental edicts, followed by destructive policies. In Venezuela’s case, the drop in oil price made it much harder to buy votes. Votes are hard to buy when you do not have any money. The Venezuela government followed its predilections for solving society’s problems by outlawing the private ownership of guns, with the purported purpose of reducing crime.
What happened was predictable for anyone who knows basic economics. Guns became so valuable that police are routinely murdered for their weapons; local manufacture of crude but effective pistols has increased.
Crime soared, and the concentration of power by the kleptocracy was, temporarily, solidified.
The Venezuelan government made a public spectacle of their “success” in confiscating firearms from poor farmers, desperate citizens (admittedly most citizens in Venezuela) and criminals.
The regime destroyed 2,000 firearms a few days ago. Given the state of police in Venezuela, underpaid, riddled with corruption, and often murdered for their guns, I am sure the best guns never made it back to the police station, or escaped the eye of police management. In a kleptocracy, even the quality of the guns destroyed falls through the floor. From reuters.com:
“We are going to bring disarmament and peace,” Reverol told reporters, while police officers drilled and sawed at rusty shotguns, home made pistols and some newer weapons.
Other guns were crushed in truck-mounted presses. Some members of the public watched, although more danced to a nearby sound system playing salsa music.
The ban on private gun ownership was imposed in 2012. From businessinsider.com:
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This sounds like a Progressive’s dream country.
Home made guns are a cottage industry in the Philippines. Realist looking 1911 knock offs work, have working machining, and are stamped with a Colt or other brand and model name. No serial # though.
Makers get $100 to $150.00. Clandedestine retailers get $250 to $300.00.
The first thing a dictatorial government does is to ban weapons. It’s even in the bible when the Philistines disarmed the Jews.
The smart farmers lost their good ones boating accidents. The not so smart farmers had theirs stolen by the cops.
Country is falling apart, but ignore the problem and go for the guns. There is only one ideology for which this makes perfect sense.
“Country is falling apart, but ignore the problem and go for the guns. There is only one ideology for which this makes perfect sense.”
If you are a member of a despised kleptocracy, which is more important, feeding people or disarming them?
In Venezuela, the answer is obvious. Staying in power is always the tyrants number one priority.
Ban electrical tape!
Could be a gun buyback program in any Blue American city you choose.
America if hillary wins.
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