Chile’s Socialist President Calls for ‘Total Ban on Gun Ownership’

Chile’s Socialist President, Gabriel Boric, is calling for a “total ban on gun ownership” and is rolling out a new “national security plan” that includes beefing up the country’s uniformed police, the Carabinieri Corps, in preparation for gun control and confiscation operations.

Gabriel Boric, the 35-year-old Socialist tied to Justin Trudeau who was sworn in as President of Chile in March after winning a December run-off election, has dubbed his gun control push the “Less Guns, More Security Program.” Chile already boasts one of Latin America’s lowest rates of gun-related crime, as well as violent crime in general,  but those on the country’s political left have still moved in unison with others around the globe to disarm its population.

On May 31st, just days after Canada’s left-wing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a ban on handguns, the Canadian government announced the scheduling of a June 6th meeting between Boric and Trudeau, noting that the two have a lot in common, and a lot to discuss as they “strengthen” their “collaboration.”