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Catalonia Shows the Danger of Disarming Civilians | Laura Williams
Catalonia: Spanish court blocks independence move - CNN
Catalonia
Autonomous community of Spain
The Catalonia region, in northeastern Spain, is known for the lively beach resorts of Costa Brava as well as the Pyrenees Mountains. Barcelona, the regional capital, has a historic Gothic Quarter, La Rambla pedestrian mall, museums and several beaches. Antoni Gaudí's distinctive modern art and architecture can be seen at the Sagrada Família Basilica and in the colorful outdoor mosaics of Park Güell.
Area: 12,397 mi²
Capital: Barcelona
Population: 7.523 million (2016) <broken link removed>
Spain has enacted, it would seem, the kind of "common sense restrictions" American gun-control advocates crave.
Polling stations in Catalonia were attacked by heavily armed agents of the state with riot gear and pointed rifles. Spanish National Police fired rubber bullets and unleashed tear gas canisters on voters, broke down polling center doors, disrupted the vote, and destroyed enough ballots to throw results into serious doubt.
Exceedingly few of those would-be patriots were armed.
In Spain, firearm ownership is not a protected individual right. Civilian firearms licenses are restricted to "cases of extreme necessity" if the government finds "genuine reason."
Catalonia: Spanish court blocks independence move - CNN
Catalonia
Autonomous community of Spain
The Catalonia region, in northeastern Spain, is known for the lively beach resorts of Costa Brava as well as the Pyrenees Mountains. Barcelona, the regional capital, has a historic Gothic Quarter, La Rambla pedestrian mall, museums and several beaches. Antoni Gaudí's distinctive modern art and architecture can be seen at the Sagrada Família Basilica and in the colorful outdoor mosaics of Park Güell.
Area: 12,397 mi²
Capital: Barcelona
Population: 7.523 million (2016) <broken link removed>