It’s worth remembering that Venezuela has had a complete gun ban since 2012, which has not stopped armed gangs (or the regime) from subjugating and dominating the populace. America’s Second Amendment, along with the First, is one of the things many of us down here look up to — and if there’s any further lesson to be had from our disaster beyond the clamor of “please don’t repeat our mistakes” is that those are two Amendments that are very much worth fighting to uphold and protect — they’re pristine ideals many of us down here can only barely dream of.

There are no heroes to be found in these clashes. At the end of the day, this is an ongoing conflict between the socialist regime and its death squad versus armed criminal gangs that were allowed to steadily flourish under the tacit blessing of the Venezuelan regime — unfortunately, the residents of Cota 905, and by extension, those of Caracas, are the ones caught in the crossfire, and the ones that suffer the costs of this terrible un