I keep track of some Venezuelan Media outlets just to see what kind of BS is floating around. I cracked a laugh when I saw this bit about weapons taken from a criminal gang which apparently was using them to protect illegal mining operations in the Southeast of the country:

FAN interviene “parque de armas” de banda Las 3R en Bolívar #TalCual #ClaroyRaspao #MiraTu https://t.co/mDZInXy9rX pic.twitter.com/H0UU2EPW3G

— TalCual (@DiarioTalCual) November 22, 2022

But wait, it gets better. This is a general in the Venezuelan Bolivarian Armed Forces:

A bit of detail for your consideration:

There are a couple of sidearms in the display that may actually be working, but after seeing the rest of the display, I am would not be surprised if they belong to the military or local police and used to enhance the ridiculous display of rusty bullshit on parade.

And from another “operation” and if on cue, the Socialist general shares the same motto as our U.S. Gun Banners:

If you are reading this blog, you probably have a bigger “arsenal” that the one displayed in this twit and just in one corner of the room:

This is what happens when a country does not have a Gun Culture: They are lied to and promise they are better off because the Government which is shoving a boot up their asses, is “really” protecting them from “criminals” armed with such and impressive and dangerous “arsenal”.

Over the weekend there was a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Many TV talking heads have drawn parallels to the Pulse shooting.

I remember the Pulse shooting.

I remember that it was a radical Islamist who chose a soft target to create a hostage situation and demand the US military’s withdrawal from the Middle East.

I also remember how the pop culture immediately spun it into a story of a wgute Christian anti-LGBT bigot who was motivated by Trump to kill gays.

I documented this.

At the time I supported the idea of gun rights for the gay community and things like Operation Blazing Sword.

Six years later, watching armed Antifa defend drag shows for kids, the same politicians and talking heads spin the sane bullshit story, in this case a crazy guy with apparently no rational motive is a Right wing terrorist motivated by Trump returning to Twitter, and a narrative that if I disagree with child genital mutilation, I’m as “stochastic terrorist” abetting this attack; I have come to one conclusion, these people are my enemy and I to not care about what casualties happen to them.

There is no point in trying to explain things like how this guy pulled a felony bomb hoax, was arrested but not charged, which prevented him from becoming a prohibited person or being caught by Colorado’s red flag laws.  They will push for gun control regardless.

I supported the LGBT community having the right to self defense after Pulse and these people used that event to attack my values and my rights.

I have no common nationality with these people.

The philosophical balkanization is complete.

Fuck ’em.

I do believe I found my anthem…

I grew up a Navy Brat. I went to collage and found myself the only conservative within my social group. I remember attending a political rally where my date gushed about “She’s going to be the first female vice-president!”

My date and I stayed friends, but we were not in a relationship when I questioned her about what the candidates were actually saying.

Throughout my life the left has always told me how much they hate my country, how evil we are.

In 1971 soldiers coming home from Vietnam were calling my country evil and claiming that the military of my country was murdering women and children in Vietnam

I rode my bike over 500 miles the week after 9/11. The entire country felt silent. The flags had gone up on the over passes. The country came together.

Months later they were chanting “Bush lied! People died!” because they didn’t find WMDs in Iraq. As my mentor put it: Iraq is about the size of California, see if you can find a couple of 55gal drums that hold biological weapons. At some point my put together a more complete breakdown of WMDs in Iraq.

We have the wife of the President of the United States:

The left is only “proud” when they are in control. When they lose the threaten to leave. If you don’t vote for them it is the destruction of our democracy.

The right travels a different path. I grew up with “I disagree with you but will defend to the death your right to say it.” “My country, right or wrong.” “Our country is the best.” “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

I’m proud of my country, even with Biden as President. I’m proud of my country, even as Obama tours the world bowing to heads of state. I’m always proud of my country.

There are events I’m not proud of, there are people I’m not proud of, but my country I’m proud of.

As suggested by Curby.

To be precise, violation of rules #2, #3 and #4.

And once again:

Some news from the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting:

Colorado Springs nightclub patron grabbed gun from shooter: mayor

The gunman who opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Saturday night was subdued by a patron who snatched a handgun from the shooter and struck him with the firearm, according to the city’s mayor.

Aldrich was wearing body armor and was equipped with an AR-15-style rifle, according to The New York Times.

More and more we see this bad guys wearing body armor.

Your concealed carry handgun probably won’t punch through that.

You need to be ready to start the fight between the top of his dick and bottom of his belly button.

Shatter the pelvis, destroy the lumbar spine, sever the sciatic nerve cluster, and lacerate the iliac arteries.  That is your goal.

Those are fight stopping hits, maybe not right away, but they will anchor the bad guy and take away his ability and desire to cause hsvoc.

From a CNN article on the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting.

Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all public buildings statewide to honor the victims of the mass shooting beginning Monday until Saturday, according to a news release from his office.

“Flags will be lowered for 5 days to remember each of the 5 individuals who lost their lives in this senseless tragedy,” the release read. “To further honor and remember the victims and those injured in this tragedy, the Polis-Primavera administration will also be flying the Pride flag at the Colorado state capitol for the next five days.”

After multiple Synagogue shootings, did any governor order Star of David flags flown?

Of course not.

Even if they did, the Left would sue the fuck out of them foe First Amendment violations.

Did any other group that was a victim of a tragedy get their flag flown?

Only Pride gets their flag flown.

That is a de facto state religion.