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Venezuelans regret gun ban, 'a declaration of war against an unarmed population'
Fox News ^ | 12-14-2018 | Holly McKay

Posted on 12/14/2018 11:35:13 AM PST by tcrlaf

As Venezuela continues to crumble under the socialist dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro, some are expressing words of warning – and resentment – against a six-year-old gun control bill that stripped citizens of their weapons.

“Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight,” Javier Vanegas, 28, a Venezuelan teacher of English now exiled in Ecuador, told Fox News. “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.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Cuba; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; ban; banglist; consequences; cuba; guns; hollymckay; liberalism; nicaragua; nicolasmaduro; nra; putinsbuttboys; russia; secondamendment; venezuela
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Actions, meet consequences. Whodathunkit...
1 posted on 12/14/2018 11:35:13 AM PST by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

WUT!? Venezuelans have no weapons? Well the good guys don’t.


2 posted on 12/14/2018 11:37:13 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: tcrlaf

The left wants this for us.


3 posted on 12/14/2018 11:37:20 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: tcrlaf

Die on your feet or live on your knees. Something like that, right?


4 posted on 12/14/2018 11:37:27 AM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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To: rktman

Only the government.
And government sanction criminals, of course.


5 posted on 12/14/2018 11:39:09 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Those who fail to learn the lessons of history, are doomed to repeat it, or something like that...


6 posted on 12/14/2018 11:41:31 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: tcrlaf

Maybe Sean Penn can send them some money to buy guns.


7 posted on 12/14/2018 11:42:46 AM PST by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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To: tcrlaf

Excellent example of why America’s DOMESTIC ENEMIES want to destroy the SECOND AMENDMENT to the Bill of Rights.....


8 posted on 12/14/2018 11:43:53 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: rktman
Many good people suffer.

I have a close friend with relatives (siblings) there. SAD!

At least they are an object lesson to those hoping for socialism.

9 posted on 12/14/2018 11:46:51 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Your Hatred for my white skin makes me a Racist how?)
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To: SMARTY
I pretty sure Spicoli is still working on bailing out that boat with his kegger cup.


10 posted on 12/14/2018 11:49:09 AM PST by Dahoser
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To: tcrlaf

Seems as though our Founders were some pretty smart fellas.
Too bad the 20th century heirs to their wisdom, rather than respecting same, instead just crapped all over it.


11 posted on 12/14/2018 11:49:19 AM PST by tomkat
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To: EdnaMode

“The left wants this for us.”

That’s a fact.


12 posted on 12/14/2018 11:51:20 AM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: tcrlaf

And no one there saw this coming? SMH.


13 posted on 12/14/2018 11:54:37 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: tcrlaf

The problems for Venezuelans who wanted to fight back is their government would have made examples of those who did not or would not comply (probably did). Unless you know for certain your neighbor has your back, you’re screwed. It is becoming less and less obvious that my neighbor has my back. Many would rather submit than die fighting a just cause. This isn’t our founding father’s country any more.


14 posted on 12/14/2018 11:59:09 AM PST by CatOwner
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“....Seems as though our Founders were some pretty smart fellas....”
The evil in man has not changed throughout human history.
They knew what they were dealing with and tried to build a country to give life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to all.
Today’s so-called “man” is in for a very rude awakening....the evil is still the same.


15 posted on 12/14/2018 12:06:53 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: tcrlaf
A lesson learned the hard way.
Nations should learn from their mistake and not repeat it themselves.

16 posted on 12/14/2018 12:07:23 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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"This isn’t our founding father’s country any more." It isn't even our grandfather's country anymore. 😟
17 posted on 12/14/2018 12:11:17 PM PST by oldvirginian ( Buckle up kids, rough road ahead.)
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To: SMARTY

Fund production and delivery of Liberator pistols.


18 posted on 12/14/2018 12:13:13 PM PST by wally_bert (We're low on dimes in fun city.)
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To: Dahoser

He must be king of the morons


19 posted on 12/14/2018 12:15:36 PM PST by SMARTY (Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values. Ortega y Gasset)
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To: EdnaMode

“...The left wants this for us....”
Without a doubt.
PeeLouzie, Schumer, and their evil ilk want the “unwashed masses” totally disarmed to be herded like cattle. Occasional Kotex, Hogster, etc. are just too young and stupid to realize what human history is saying...dumb, and dumber.
The question is going to come down to: do, we as a people, acquiesce to their communist evil or do we fight for our freedoms and our nation?
I fear many will die on their knees rather than lift a single hand to fight for freedom. We’ve become too soft and stupid.


20 posted on 12/14/2018 12:15:39 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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