This Is What Gun Control Did To Venezuela
BY Herschel Smith
9 years ago
When President Maduro launched a disarmament plan in 2014, and security forces were also ordered to destroy weapons seized during the police operations, the government’s intention was to reduce violence by making it harder for people to obtain guns. His predecessor had already made private gun ownership illegal in 2012.
But these actions have only increased interest in the people allowed to carry weapons. “There are now fewer deals in black market arms but that has made anyone in uniform a more popular target for criminals than before,” says Eliseo Guzmán, the general commissioner of the Miranda state police force. “They will identify a police officer and take away his life just to take his gun.”
A sad case study in the law of unintended consequences, yes? Do government control freaks really think that laws against guns will ensure the guns are only in the hands of government enforcers? Really? Could they be that naive?
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On November 4, 2015 at 11:51 pm, Miguel Gonzalez said:
Over 110 cops shot in the Caracas area so far this year. It may reach 130 before the year is over.
On November 5, 2015 at 10:03 am, Anonymous said:
Naïve? Commies in power want to be the only ones with guns… ’tis always thus with Statists.
On November 5, 2015 at 1:32 pm, Herschel Smith said:
But that is presupposed in the posing of the question. The question was do the statists think they can pull it off without being shot? They apparently thought that in Venezuela, and they were wrong.
On November 5, 2015 at 1:40 pm, Jack Crabb said:
I would not be surprised if the statists are that naive. These statists in question are leftists. Leftists are either unwilling, or more than likely unable to use logic, facts and reason. Therefore, the statists in question probably never considered any unintended consequences. (Great book by John Ross, by the way.)
On November 5, 2015 at 7:18 pm, l2a3 said:
Unintentional Consequences are a bitch I see you have learned.