‘Valera mentions that the disarming of the citizenry has led to the rise of organized crime and the marauding of Chavez’s citizen gang known as “colectivos” who are tasked with “eliminating dissidents, breaking into the private property of innocents, and attacking activists and journalists.”’
As the debate over the 2nd Amendment continues unabated in the United States, it’s not unusual for foreign nationals to observe the infighting and wonder why Americans are so protective of their right to bear arms.
That curiosity may be turning to understanding for some Venezuelans, however, as a group called Rumbo Libertad — described in this Breitbart op-ed as a conservative Venezuelan group — begins to push for gun rights as citizens patiently await the exit of Nicolas Maduro.
Rafael Valera, communications director for Rumbo Libertad, writes that his countrymen once had partial gun rights before the “Communist anti-gun law” instituted by Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chavez in response to a failed coup attempt against him.
Chávez progressively violated those [partial gun] rights, especially after the 2002 failed coup against him, before ultimately pushing for his total “Disarmament Law” (Ley Desarme). Chávez did not live to see Maduro impose that law in 2013, redeeming “the cause” after the first dictator’s passing.
by Sarah Lee
