WOW! COLOMBIA’S NEW PRESIDENT ABOLISHES NATIONWIDE SUSPENSION ON CARRYING FIREARMS
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The president assured that the decision does not mean an indiscriminate carrying of weapons
Abelardo de la Espriella clarified that this does not imply “undiscriminatory” employment and that “strict” arms regulations will remain in force.
From the left they told the president that the State must guarantee the protection of life and that abrogating the general prohibition of carrying weapons implies opening the door to a more violent society
The President of Colombia, the rightist Abelardo de la Espriella, relaxed the rules for the carrying of legalized weapons in the country on Tuesday, in the midst of a security crisis aggravated by the action of drug-trafficking mafias. A month ago in power, the president arrived at the Presidency with the promise to fight guerrillas and other armed groups that control large areas of Colombian territory.
In the campaign he gave speeches in favor of the carrying of arms in a country marked by more than six decades of an armed conflict that leaves more than ten million victims, including at least one million murdered.
WOW! COLOMBIA’S NEW PRESIDENT ABOLISHES NATIONWIDE SUSPENSION ON CARRYING FIREARMS
Colombia’s new right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella signed a decree ending the nationwide suspension on carrying firearms, calling the previous policy too restrictive on law-abiding citizens. He said the move...
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