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Bacchus4.0

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8. Venezuela just banned gun ownership. You really need to keep up.

Reply to Peace Patriot (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 9, 2012, 08:26 AM

Aug 2012

in addition Venezuela's own justice minister said 20% of the violence was committed by the police themselves. In addition, the pro-government colectivos (commonly known as paramilitaries and death squads) are armed by the government.

"The Chavez government could end most street violence in Venezuela by banning guns--but they won't because Venezuelans have a right to bear arms."

they just did two months ago. more than enough time for you to have discovered that during one of your research sessions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18288430

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Cocaine�s Flow Is Unchecked in Venezuela [View all] Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 OP

And this means what? They need the DEA, the AFT, the FBI, the DIA, the CIA, the DOJ, the Pentagon Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #1

Venezuela is already in a blood bath. more violent than Mexico. where have you been? Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #2

Don't bother. With armchair analysts COLGATE4 Aug 2012 #3

Hard to do analysis without sitting in a chair (with arms or not). It takes... Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #5

an accurate two sentence statement is more informative than an interminable post Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #7

Yeah, and if the Chavez government banned guns, you would be the first to cry, "Dictator!" Peace Patriot Aug 2012 #6

Venezuela just banned gun ownership. You really need to keep up. Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #8

+1 flamingdem Aug 2012 #12

+1,000,000. !!! nt. polly7 Aug 2012 #11

I happend to agree with you about the US war on drugs, naaman fletcher Aug 2012 #16

Chavez has created "one of the preferred trafficking routes," Roverticus Aug 2012 #4

they have to do something. I always thought the mano dura was more along the lines Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #10

If never heard of "hard hand" meaning stop and frisk Roverticus Aug 2012 #13

interesting, I've seen latin american politicians refer to the mano dura in crime fighting Bacchus4.0 Aug 2012 #14

You are right Roverticus Aug 2012 #15

Yep, there is an election coming up soon. nt bemildred Aug 2012 #9