De La Espriella Lifts Colombia's 10-Year Gun Ban
The decree affects almost 700,000 permit holders and keeps strict ownership controls in place, de la Espriella said.
- Colombian President Abelardo signed a decree on Tuesday easing restrictions on carrying legal firearms in public, lifting a decade-long suspension that prevented permit holders from taking registered guns outside their homes.
- President Juan Manuel Santos introduced the restriction in December 2015 as a temporary holiday security measure, but successive presidents Duque and Gustavo Petro extended it annually, maintaining the ban across opposing political administrations for nearly a decade.
- Espriella reported that nearly 700,000 legal permit holders can now carry firearms, while security forces have seized more than 15,000 illegal weapons from Farc breakaway factions and the Gulf Clan this year.
- While signing the decree, Espriella stated, "A man's word is his honour, and I have honour, that's why I keep my word," fulfilling his campaign promise of an iron-fist approach to crime.
- Green Alliance Party Senator Ariel described the move as a "grave error," arguing that legally held guns would end up in criminals' hands and creating an ethical dilemma about civilian firearm ownership.
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De la Espriella lifts Colombia's 10-year gun ban
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella lifted a gun ban that had been in place since 2015. According to De la Espriella, the decision seeks to give “good citizens” a way to defend themselves against “criminals.” “For years, law-abiding citizens were restricted, while criminals continued to arm themselves to the teeth illegally. That has to […]
Bogotá, 8 Sep (EFE).- The Colombian government lifted on Tuesday the general suspension of permits for the carrying of firearms, a decision that President Abelardo de la Espriella justified on the grounds that the restriction left at a disadvantage citizens who comply with the law against criminals. "During the campaign [...] The entry of the Espriella raises the general suspension so that Colombians can carry weapons was first published in Hola…
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
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