Venezuelans against Maduro hindered by 2012 gun ban

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Venezuelans against Maduro hindered by 2012 gun ban
by Claude Thompson
 | April 30, 2019 05:07 PM

Videos emerging from Venezuela Tuesday show anti-Nicolás Maduro protesters being reportedly shot at and run over by military members while civilians are unable to use conventional weapons to defend themselves following a private gun ownership ban in 2012.

Videos circulating on social media show an unidentified helicopter reportedly shooting at protesters and armored military vehicles running over groups of citizens protesting the continuing reign of Maduro, who refuses to yield control of the country to Juan Guaidó, who multiple countries, including the United States, recognize as the legitimate president of the country.

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MSNBC: The People In Venezuela Have No Guns, And So Therefore No Power

The geniuses at MSNBC just made a powerful pro 2nd amendment argument.
(You can't bet your @$$ that it wasn't on purpose!)

MSNBC itself acknowledges, gun control and seizure by the state is certainly playing a role in keeping civilians imprisoned by the socialist Maduro regime today.

But surely it can’t happen here can it?

MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders unwittingly made the American case for the Second Amendment during a report Tuesday on the political upheaval in Venezuela.

Anchor Andrea Mitchell introduced Sanders for his report by commenting on the surprising ability of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to stay in power, despite the pressure on him to step down.

“Not only hanging on but he appears to still control the military,” Sanders said. “You have to understand, in Venezuela gun ownership is not something that’s open to everybody. So if the military have the guns, they have the power and as long as Nicolás Maduro controls the military, he controls the country.”

Yes, indeed he does. And it’s not just that gun ownership isn’t open to everybody, it’s that it’s not open at all. The Hugo Chavez regime banned private gun ownership in 2012 after a rapid rise in gun violence, mainly in Caracas. The ostensible reason for the ban was to respond to public outrage over the increased crime, but eventually the regime would have found a way to ban people from possessing firearms, with this very day in mind.

https://hotair.com/archives/2019/04/30/msnbc-people-venezuela-no-guns-therefore-no-power/

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MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders unwittingly made the American case for the Second Amendment during a report Tuesday on the political upheaval in Venezuela.

Soon to be known as "Kerry Sanders,the former MSNBC reporter..."