MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Arms sales down in Chile but the wealthy guard their homes with guns
The number of gun owners has decreased over the past year in Chile from 5.3% to 4.9%. Yet one economic sector—the wealthiest Chileans from the socioeconomic level ABC1—continue to buy firearms at an escalating rate. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesLemme see here. The wealthy buy guns and crime drops.
Apr 13th, 2011 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0Ummmmmmmmmm. WINNING !
That means a slimeball looks at a house ( like mine) and says “ me no going dare”“ Him habbing gunz”..........he'd be 100% correct.Not to mention silent perimeter alarms and infrared cameras viewed on a 42 inch LG plasma.
Hey. There is a death penalty in a place called Duglas. The trial lasts three seconds.
The reason sales have dropped is the smart ones got in the game at the first sign of a problem. The sheep waited until they were a victim and then bought into the solution ( despues)
Similar problem in Bahia (check out Salvador's homicide stats.).
Apr 13th, 2011 - 06:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0High walls & spikes may deter;
cameras do record;
dogs will kill -
but once uninvited guests get inside *with the inevitable handgun*, should the occupant take the first shot?
(because if he/she politely says 'You first', the spouse - if still living - has to wash the partner off the floor).
Without the means to take that first shot, the question is academic.
This is not the gentle Home Counties.
Uninvited Guests WILL (and do) get the treatment here.
“but the wealthy guard their homes with guns” Yeah, that's really wrong, they should guard their homes with stones.
Apr 14th, 2011 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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