Venezuela: A Lesson in Why We Should Never Permit Our Firearms to Be Taken

By: Leesa K. Donner
Liberty Nation
February 26, 2019



Indeed, the lofty dreams of socialism meant indescribable inflation and a populist social welfare system that brought the country down to an almost unimaginable economic poverty level. But in June 2012, the socialists of Venezuela made their shrewdest move of all: They banned private gun ownership.

At the time the BBC reported that the Venezuelan gun ban was “an attempt by the government to improve security and cut crime ahead of the elections.” This was before the election of 2012. So, the government ran a classic gun amnesty program, and people obliged. Undeniably, there was much moaning about the atrocious homicide rate in the capital city of Caracas.
What was the upshot of this effort to rid Venezuela of such crime by taking away all the guns?

Fast forward to where the people of Venezuela are today. The loss of private gun ownership has propelled them back to the stone age – literally. If you take a moment to watch the videos of armed police in riot gear, you will notice that the people of Venezuela have resorted to throwing rocks at their oppressors.