I don't know where to start. But, I must start somewhere
Ok, sorry I've some misspells.... my english is not that good.... but this is my best effort...
In, Venezuela we have the same laws in firearms since 1939, and the cornerstone of this law is: THE GOVERNMENT OWN EVERY SINGLE FIREARM, ALL OF THEM... but this govt. puts more and more burocratics to the process... so you pay the firearm (a lot of money - now the only importer of firearms is the govt.), you pay taxes (another bunch of money), then you spend another pile of money for the carry permit, mandatory even if you not carry (for the permit you have to pass a psicological examination in military hospitals ($), health tests in military hospitals ($), declare how many fierarms do you have - detailed and notariated) after that you have to send you firearm (yes and pay again, unless is brand new, because this is included in price) to a office (just one office in all the country) to make balistic tests (shoot 3 bullets and store the bullet and case for a database in case of...) then.... you don't know when... 3-6 months most of the time, you are called by phone and reqested to travel to Caracas (more time and money) to recive your permit (after they take you a pic -in a suit- for the permit).... after you spend ..let's say $5000 for a pistol... the firearm belongs to the govt. anytime they can call by phone and askyou THEIR pistol... and the DARFA (like ATF) has declared that they are thinking in ban all firearms. That is during THIS GOVERNMENT, 12-15 years ago (Chavez is president sice 1998) you go to the store buy the firearm, go to any decent hospital make your test, send a envelope and wait to recive your carry permit, in a month o so... yes you spend money too but, in that time you could pay 3 to 6 minimal wages for all this (depend of what you want), today you pay 15 minimal wages to buy the cheapest gun... but no the gun that you want.... 12 years ago exist many firearms importers, you could CHOOSE the brand an model of pistol revolver, shootgun, ammo or rifle (even semiautos rifles... AR-15, FN-Fal and this kind of firearms recived a carry permit, today are "WEAPON OF WAR", but if yopu are a kamarade no problem don't need permit even just the party ID or a red hat and red "ché guevara" t-shirt combo) today you go to a firearm store an see 5 pistols (only 2 of a good brand) 2 revolvers (just Taurus) and 2 or 3 shotguns (none of a brand that you know) and almost no ammo, any caliber any brand (and import of reloading material is prohibited), in matter of fact in 1996 exist more tan 500 firearms stores, today exist less than 50 in the whole country.
About the "democracy" in Venezuela I could write for hours... to meke short the long history, here if the government think that your house is a "public interest property" they expropiate your house, they buy you house at the price that they like and you MUST to sell, and this is just a example.... think outside the box.... you house? how about you company/business? you ranch or farm? ...acording to Chavez WHY YOU NEED A HOUSE IN THE BEACH IF HERA ARE PEOPLE HOMELESS? so he has jeopardize the "private property" as state politics ...as a homework:
What happen to CEMEX, HOLCIM, LAFARGE, CHEVRON/TEXACO, SHELL, BRITISH PETROLEUM(BP), MOBIL, CRYSTALLEX, SAMBIL, RCTV, ITC (Inversora Turística de Caracas)? When you research this you found many names, other companies, that share the same history of this ones with the Venezuela government.
And I asume that comunist manifesto says that the "party kamarades" suddenly become insanely wealthy and are over the people and laws (obvius over god because their are atheist).... because this is our reality, same as rusians had theirs or chinese have other (but all very very look-a-like), all the comnuist are the same... in Venezuela we call it "the funnel law" the government (and the kamarades) lives in the bigger side and the people in the small one.