How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Owning Gun 🇳🇮
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2024
- Recently I've had more and more people mention their concerns over the difficulties or impossibilities of bringing a gun to or buying a gun in Nicaragua. This isn't something I would have ever considered wanting to do myself and have not really heard people wanting to do until recently. Gun ownership in Nicaragua is heavily restricted, much like in many other super safe countries like the UK or China. Guns aren't desired typically here as they are super expensive and aren't effective for personal or property protection. Hunting is not a normal activity. But should be this be a negative for you coming to a new country? Americans often feel fear if they don't have a weapon on them. But does that make sense? Is that a good reaction to want control when the lack of control is what is keeping people safe? Even normal police do not carry guns in Nicaragua, they don't need to. If the police don't need them for safety, why would tourists?
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I live in Louisiana. Saturday I had lunch with my grandson we moved him to LSU last week.
He was telling me about the law that passed June 1st. All citizens 18 and older can carry concealed with no permit. He wanted one, he said if they all have one I need one.
Then, I remembered my Cajun grandfather always saying “they live by the gun and will die by the gun”, when talking about the aggressive thugs we have. I guess, now we will all live by the gun…..I will be glad to be in a nation where guns are not part of a human appendages!
Nicaragua is one of the safest countries in the world -- they know what they are doing there.
What's your source? (That it's one of the safest in the world?)
Its in the stats and reports all over the internet... IF you have spent time there you would have seen/felt this..@@allencrist5797
Thank you, Scott Alan miller.
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Whenever someone finds out I’ve been to Nicaragua, they always ask that most annoying question(to me): “is it safe?”
I don’t know why that bothers me so much. Is it my disgust with American paranoia? Maybe it’s the implied “those people are dangerous ?”
Maybe it’s just my own bias with people I see as “privileged “ thinking the world is centered around them and I read too much into a perfectly reasonable question.
It's actually fairly common to find countries in the world with the combination of a disarmed populace and totalitarian governments, which have very low violent crime rates. That is a combination that appeals most to those who worry about saftey above all else.
Not really, only because humans aren't logical. When they want security, which is necessary for all other freedoms, they tend to act emotionally instead of logically and actually want guns or other things that make them less secure.
But what can you value without safety? Without safety, you can't have free elections. Without safety, you have nothing else. Safety has to come first. There is no possibility of freedom without safety. Freedom without safety is a prison. That's American freedom - the illusion of freedom. Freedom in name, but not in reality. Fear of the government, fear of the neighbors, fear to speak in public. Can you legally speak? Doesn't matter when people don't feel safe doing so.
Literally got "shushed" the other day in the US. Why? Fear that people in a restaurant would take out weapons if you don't say the right thing. And that nothing can protect you. There's no freedom of speech, no freedom of press when all people speaking, all people publishing, have to consider their safety to say what needs to be said.
Freedom FROM security is what makes a government totalitarian.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog If the totality of your security and safety comes from the state then the state defines (and will restrict on a whim) the totality of your freedoms. All states, over time, naturally gravitate to totalitarianism and that can't be prevented through the ballot box.
Actually in the UK safety didn't much improve because violent actors just switched over to using knives......
Still can not figure American Gun culture even after decades of travel the the US for work and personal and many indepth discussions .... and.... funny stories...
There used to be a clause where Cedula holders could buy a gun and some Americans in the 00's told me the best safety measures at that time was to walk around like a mad man every couple months and crack a few shots off into the air... 'merica
I understandthat currently certificates for gun ownership are no longer issued and those who had certificates still have their guns BUT amunition is almost unatainable these days.
In the last few years people have switched to "Well I will just get a bat or a Machette to defend myself"
To which I say "Son - Have your gardener to demonstrate his entire suite of Machette skills to you, and then realise a thief has that skill.... And more... and does not give a damn about what happens"
Anyways - All acedemic as you will not be subject to machette attack - Unless you are a woman under scorn from a man.. Sad fact. ... Still
In rural Alberta Canada the RCMP will not or can not intervene the grand theft practice that is the new norm. We have thieving gangs working full consecutive night shifts stripping copper from all the unattended oil and gas facilities around us. This also causes other grand theft when it is convenient. If my business loses a piece of unique equipment it might take weeks or months to be back in business. Our government tells us just don't worry as that is what insurance is for. I say "No. That is what police are for"
So I have 7 foot fences, alarms, cameras, signage of surveillance and protection and several semi-automatic guns. I am not proud of my arsenal but it does help me sleep at night. I look forward to living in a place where I won't need all these precautions and liabilities. I'll have no problem living without guns. I will be relieved.
I appreciate hearing your view
@ScottAlanMillerVlog - In analyzing your points I have to agree with your assessments. I can grab two case examples where gun control particularly does not work well (The State of California and the Country of Mexico). You cannot defend yourself from the rampant crime that can exist in these places. This makes me very careful like when you were out during your story about hunting season.
What makes Nicaragua different? Well.... because it is different. The permissible conduct of crime is the real issue. The fact that we find it socially acceptable to have unsafe areas is the problem. We know that in certain neighborhoods that people can be attacked and likely victimized and instead of mitigating this issues, the government instead issues parking and driving tickets. While allowing the criminal element to exist. In nearby Costa Rica and other countries where cartel activity has infiltrated - respectfully I will say that this is where your position starts to break down. When law is enforced and people believe that justice will exist - weapons become much less important. In my opinion, that is what makes Nicaragua different.
You could be right, but if Nicaragua becomes like Colombia there will be people selling guns in markets regardless of laws that are on the books. I went to Colombia one time and I saw them being sold in a mercado, even saw a cop walk by and he did nothing about it.
I will say that almost every day on TN8 or Action 10 there are cases of drug dealers with firearms in Nicaragua. It's very safe compared to the USA, but Just because they are illegal here (without a permit) doesn't make them scarce. Less common, but not scarce.
@@hoppeanofasgard1365I think it's becoming safer and safer - so less like Columbia. But is that because of the crack down on guns, or just a crime crack down overall. Very hard to tell.
@@allencrist5797 Yea, it's really hard to tell with these things, I agree.
You also have to consider the cultural component as well.
Likely both.
Thank you for another excellent and much needed video. You have not yet commented on Nicaragua’s position regarding the geno*** war in Gaza. I know that Nicaragua is very active in ICJ, and their courageous stand for Palestinians and human rights is why I am considering of moving from USA to Nicaragua. (*** My previous post was deleted, so I have to be careful with my words 😅)
Totally right. I also think that when the allies surrounded Berlin in WW2, the proper thing to do would have been to just go home because enough damage had been done. Amirite?
Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice
@user-bf7wv2md2d more than one. are you speaking of the one against germany? or a newer one?
Yes. Public hearings to be held on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April 2024.
My favorite run in with the police while in Nicaragua was when my daughter sliced a deep cut on her leg in SJDS. We jumped in the car and drove around looking for the hospital/clinic. I somehow stumbled on the police station instead. I pulled my daughter out, bleeding all over, carrying her. I thought, for sure, the police would help in some way and maybe show me where the hospital was. There were about 8 cops standing outside just watching me. Not one of them said or did anything. I didn't know how to ask, in Spanish, where the hospital was - but all of the cops just stared at me blankly. I had no choice but to get her back in the car and keep driving around. That's when I kind of learned that the cops are completely disinterested in their jobs. Which has pros and cons.
My guess is that your experience had a lot more to do with SJDS than with the police. not saying all the police are good, but that's nothing like the experiences I've had with cops other places. But it's exactly what we expect in general in SJDS.
That may be true. I was stopped a few times by police on the road in other parts of nicaragua and once they realized i didn't speak spanish they just kind of shrugged and let me go. @@ScottAlanMillerVlog
Imaging being worried about going places because you can't have a gun. LOL. That's some real never-been-out-my-backyard stuff. How often would the average person "need" a gun in their lifetime for self defense? Maybe 0, 1 or 2 times max (unless you're a cop or something). And yet people would limit their entire life choices for something so insignificant. Wild.
I'm nearly fifty and not once in my lifetime would a gun have been useful. I've never met a person who, outside of work in the police or military, would have been positively serviced by having a gun or was able to use one that they had. but i know people nearly killed thinking they'd be useful.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog You must not know many hunters then.
It's crazy, I have never needed to use my airbags in my car either. Never needed to use a fire extinguisher. So bizarre.
@allencrist5797 but you know loads of people that use both and neither is a weapon. but similarly which of those do people feel necessary to carry on their person to go out in public? only a crazy person would feel the need to have a personal fire extinguisher in order to feel safe leaving the house. but also neither of those cause accidents or start fires. carrying a gun or having one available causes a massive number of deaths - far more than it prevents. people carry guns as a threat. people use a fire extinguisher to help. those are great counter points to demonstrate why a gun makes no sense to carry. you need to put out fires in a normal lifetime. no normal person benefits from having a gun. but everyone is at risk from anyone with a gun.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlogI think the standards in the USA should be changed for owning a gun. More training for sure. I never carried a gun as a threat. Only as a tool to defend myself against a threat.
If you read and understand the American constitution, the part about the 2nd protecting freedom had a lot to do with the people them selves being able to form a sort back up militia to the continental army.
Granted today it doesn't much matter considering the US has the most powerful and 2nd largest military in the world, but then again I could also make the argument that that military is extremely expensive and if we went back to a much smaller military, taxes could be lowered significantly and we would still have the same level of protection if people were armed and could be called upon to protect the nation if it was truly needed in the event of an emergency.
if we wanted to do that, and it's an interesting idea, self arming doesn't work. as it isn't guns but ammo that determines the wars. look at ukraine. gun ownership had no impact. ammo stockpiles did. and anti-missile capabilities. if we went to gun ownership instead of military the US would be defeated by drones in a weekend
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog Perhaps, it'd really depend on how much the government helped the people.
Like giving them more ammo in times like that, allowing sale of fully automatic guns, rocket launchers things of that nature.
It's just a thought, the 2nd wasn't suppose to have limitations on it, so it's just interesting to think what could have been.
It makes me sad that your experiences with hunting and hunters is so negative. My own experiences in Southern Ontario are very different and while the occasional incidents do occur our legal system quickly removes problem hunters from the picture.
Sadly in New York, at least, hunters get so much precedence over farmers, residents, etc. It's like a protected class. There are times that protections kick in. But they are the exception for sure.
So are guns just not allowed period in Nicaragua now, or are they still permitted for hunting?
AFAIK they were never allowed for hunting. Hunting and personal protection were always difficult reasons to get them. Now even things like marksmanship aren't allowed. But absolutely no hunting now.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog That's unfortunate, because some people prefer to only get their meat from what they hunt and butcher them selves.
Nicaragua is losing freedom.
And sure you could say meat is much cheaper to buy in Nica than the US, but that's besides the point. The very fact you're forced to have to buy meat if you want it is a loss in freedom.
@@hoppeanofasgard1365I think Scott is misinformed on this topic. I read through the law (510 IIRC) and some English language articles and from what I can tell the law is both stricter and more relaxed than our firearm laws here in Canada.
You need a permit which requires a psychological exam and the firearm has to be registered. This is more strict than Canada as we have unregistered rifles and shotguns. On the other hand there doesn’t seem to be any difference in the treatment of handguns compared to Canada where they are now quasi-banned.
I’d love to be proven wrong about my understanding of the law but I think he’s actually mistaken.
@@rjstewart Interesting, thanks.
This is a fair assessment of the situation, however I have to point out that there are many people skilled with guns and not all houses are the same. for example you could have a large home with an open floor plan, or balconies over looking the bottom floor, in such cases guns are still better for home protection.
For sure, there are better ways or worse situations. But there are more factors as well. Simply by owning or attempting to use a gun, dangerous situations are more likely to happen. And more people are killed by accidents than by intruders. Or by domestic disputes.
Studies have shown that the idea that guns provide protection is a total myth and that there are no benefits, but massive risks...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/guns-handguns-safety-homicide-killing-study
The idea that you can effectively defend your home with a gun sounds so reasonable, but is ultimately a false narrative that we've been sold. It's easy to say "what would you do if someone broke into your house with a gun", but the reality is EVEN IN THAT SCENARIO, owning a gun makes you more at risk because it makes you more of a threat, and more likely to have an accident, and more likely to do something foolish.
Just ask anyone promoting a gun for safety. they suggest that they will try to use that gun. but in attempting to use that gun to defend themselves, statistically, they become even more at risk. So anyone saying that is explaining why guns are risky. they escalate situations.
In the US, I've had friends face armed home invaders and while it was awful and scary and they were robbed (and tied up)... they weren't actually injured because they weren't a threat. Insurance replaced what they lost, and the family was left unharmed because it was just a robbery.
If the person breaking into your house is an assassin, likely your gun isn't going to stop them. they are ready for it. If the person is a burglar, they don't want to escalate to being a murderer. They want your TV and to escape. But if you pose a threat, you are likely creating the danger you want to avoid.
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog number one, I have to question the people conducting those studies because some are politically motivated and they may skew the number to favor an agenda.
number two: even if all stats are accurate that does not mean guns should be be outlawed, it just means there should be a greater level of training and mental stability checks before they are purchased.
Guns providing protection is a myth... that is the stupidest thing ive ever heard. If thats the case then why dont militaries machetes instead of guns.. they fight in close quarters and in houses. Or why do police carry guns and not knives, you coukd be like England and have no guns but tons of stabbings.
Also you dont think the guy coming in with a gun is going to shoot you when he sees you running dowm the hallway with a machete. Using any weapon on a home invader puts yourself in a dangerous situation, except id rather have the most lethal and effective.
I enjoy your videos and how you speak but you should keep your political opinions out of them and just tell people what the gun laws are instead of trying to convince people that nobody should own a gun.
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So, did something happen recently that made you want to talk about this very emotional/political issue? It sounds to me you are just antigun, and that is fine. Many gringos are. Still, I dont think it is intellectually honest to use statistics from the USA when talking about Nicaragua. Statistics can be easily be manipulated. I have no doubts the NRA can produce statistics that refute what you have said. Who is right? That depends on emotion and politics. Do not be angry when I ask this. This is not my intent. Are you hiding behind statistics to make your point? Have a great day Scott.
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Actual statistics aren't manipulated. People just misunderstand them. It's a common trick to say that stats can be manipulated, that's something people manipulating you say. Math is math, REAL statistics are not manipulatable. Someone might lie about a statistic, but that's lying, not the stat, that is wrong. People might not understand stats, but that's a problem with education and logic, not the stats. The NRA cannot produce stats that refute anything, but they can lie. And stats from around the world are useful for other places because there are trends and standards and we constantly face info from other places as a basis for comparison.
This came up because someone falsely claimed that Nicaragua taking away guns made them "scared" even though all stats, observation, and common sense say that that makes you safer. They weren't really scared, they were trying to promote an unethical political agenda by proxying through a fake sense of fear by trying to make something good and in the interest of the public seem like a risk. It is not, plain and simple.
Saying "hiding behind statistics" sounds a lot like saying that you know the truth and can't find anything wrong with my points so are claiming that "math" isn't... you know, math. The nice thing about math and stats is that the truth is absolute. I realize the new American religion is that the truth is whatever you claim. But it is not, and trying to act like one can "hide behind stats" is just being dishonest. You can't actually know what a stat is and believe that it can be manipulated. That's conceptually false.
I'm not hiding, nor lying. I'm using stats. The alternative is an emotional plea, and to what end? When is it ever okay to support a system that results in innocent children dying? The easy answer is... never. Never, not once. It's never okay to take that position for personal gain. Why would you make statements like this? It's honestly disturbing that any person would ever suggest that putting kids in danger like that is okay. Black and white, End of story.
When it comes to the safety and welfare of the innocent I refuse to pretend that things aren't as they are to make bad people not look or feel so badly about themselves. It's totally okay to have a personal desire to own a gun, logical or illogical, good or bad, but it's not okay - ever, under any circumstances - to allow that emotional reaction to in any way influence your speech or actions into promoting laws or actions that put innocence children at risk. I know Americans expect everyone to look the other way while horrendous things are done because armed nut jobs are given more importance than innocent children. But I'm never going to pretend that that is okay and I will never pretend that it's okay for someone to think that way or make statements to promote that agenda. It's sick and disgusting and the tolerance level acceptable for it is absolute zero.
Once you start saying "well the number of innocent children I'm willing to contribute towards killing to satisfy my personal desires" comes to a number greater than zero, you have zero value left to this world.
"Just antigun" is a convenient way to couch "pro child safety." I couldn't care less about guns themselves. That's something convenient for you to hide behind. But let's be honest. If you want to use "anti gun" I can use "anti child." It sounds like you are just "anti children's lives" and that's fine, a lot of gringos are.
People who want guns at any price (as long as that price is paid for by other peoples or their children) like to present the alternative to safety in gun terms. But no one is anti-gun. People are just "pro self power" or "pro community safety." Clearly you want to be in control, at least perceive yourself as being in control, over your desire to keep the public safe. That's fine as an emotional feeling as long as you never allow it to influence the things that you say or do. Once you cross that line, you become a dangerous person that we have to be protected from.
If you can want guns, and they come with no negative consequences, then that's fine. But you can't. Guns always have costs that are paid for by other people. Trying to frame a gun conversation as being about guns is just disingenuous. There's no one, anywhere, that dumb. Obviously it's about the problems that allowing guns bring. If someone says things like "antigun", you know that they aren't actually attempting an honest conversation. They are attempting to invoke an emotional reaction to convince readers to ignore what they are actually doing - attempting to excuse atrocities that they are willing to accept to get whatever it is that they want.
Who is right does NOT depend on emotions or politics. Who is right is who prioritizes the safety of children. Who is wrong is anyone that defends anything that puts innocents at risk. Period. The NRA is wrong. It's a sick, inhumane position to take. End of story. Pretending it is about emotions or politics is wrong. Pretending statistics aren't real to try to promote something sick is wrong.