Posted August 9, 2015 5:00 pm by Comments

By Nick Leghorn

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All too often we see governments implementing more and more restrictive gun control laws in an effort to “reduce gun violence.” As we’ve been saying here at TTAG for years that all too often has the exact opposite effect — allowing criminals to run rampant and unchecked preying on now defenseless citizens, all while the government demands further restrictions on civil liberties to solve a problem that citizens can solve themselves given enough firepower. It seems that Panama has finally gotten the message, and in an effort to combat their astronomically high murder rate they have decided to start relaxing their restrictive gun laws and enabling their citizens to defend themselves.

From the Pan Am Post:

Public Safety Minister Rodolfo Aguilera said the country will follow in the footsteps of the United States and Switzerland, where the right to bear arms is believed to lead to fewer homicides.

“Everything seems to indicate that there is no direct correlation in the aphorism that says more guns mean more crime,” said Aguilera, who explained that relaxed gun laws have allowed the United States to reduce the homicide rate over the last 20 years.

Aguilera added that new regulations will include …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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