To begin with, let us immediately reiterate a concept: those who try to enter my house, violate my property and commit crimes against my family must be rejected by any means allowed by law. Defending the home and those inside it is an always legitimate act, however not for this reason the Italian Constitution establishes that any kind of crime can be committed in the name of the family or property. The law, above all things, always and in any case.
Finally Matteo Salvini, the interior minister, realized his dream and that of millions of Italians who longed to show off weapons and anything else in the name of protecting private land. We repeat - for the benefit of the hater Facebook ultrà - the law approved by the Salvini government (Conte and Di Maio nice extras) is a consequence of the laxity and recklessness of certain magistrates who not only punished those who reacted against an aggressor, but also condemned him to compensate the harm to the offender. Absurd, of course, but worse still an attitude harbinger of terrible consequences. Here, in this circumstance, the usual Italic paradox is created where on the one hand a law for the protection of self-defense already exists, but crippled by a partial and insulting interpretation of the judges towards those who suffered the damage. The National Magistrates Association raises its shields against the minister's provision, judging it unconstitutional, ignoring that they have triggered the anger of those who applaud the cowboy Matteo and the followers of the arms lobby.
The words of the interior minister reassure the public that the decree on "legitimate defense" does not mean the far west; and yet it is evident, for some time now, how the Italians - judged wrongly bungled from the history of their homeland - aspire to dress holsters and carry magazines as new Texas executioners. This is certainly a consequence of the climate we have been breathing for some time, where violence, small crimes and break-ins to the detriment of honest citizens have reached an intolerable level. In the view of many Italian gunslingers there is also a connection between legitimate defense and immigration, where the refugee or the Nigerian on duty, depict the immediate enemy, the main proponents of brutality.
It would be mendacious to deny it: the predecessors of this government gave their best to sow hatred. How many today accuse the Italians of being racist must, for consistency, take an examination of conscience and point the finger at those who, for years, have humiliated the values of our culture in the name of "welcoming". The ignorance proclaimed by certain statements by the honorable Boldrini, Fiano and his companions, have swollen enormously the ranks of the Salvinians, but not only.
Those who first occupied the seats of parliament are guilty of having converted the word patriotism (noble sentiment) into nationalism, without knowing its meaning. In the name of what? Have they ever done anything concrete to integrate or adequately welcome those who saw their Eden in our country? So the talk is at zero and we are therefore obliged to witness the passage of a baton from a dull and ignorant government to a foolish board that is inclined to promote violence as a form of protection.
Before long, the polygon managers will have to organize themselves because every Saturday and Sunday they will be attacked by aspiring killers, ready to improve their ballistic performances in front of a paper target. Or many will come to attend courses on "Housing Defense", where self-styled instructors teach you not to feel comfortable even at home and - why not - to wear the Glock even while mixing soup ... you never know what could come out of the pot .
But what these courses do not explain is what perception of danger is, but above all what it means to shoot and kill another person. In the military sphere, where these things happen, the principle "I will kill you, otherwise you kill me" is sacrosanct, nevertheless no one tells how this axiom turns into a nightmare in the mind of every soldier forced to pull the trigger. Of course, then it is overcome, but the traces remain indelible.
Let's put ourselves in the thief's shoes for a moment. The romantic figure of the "gentleman thief" at the Arsenio Lupine no longer exists and certainly is not the portrait of the one who steals in the apartments of some victim. Most of the recent robberies have been of a violent nature: organized and unscrupulous gangs that have entered isolated villas, waiting with diabolical patience for the moment when the owner was most vulnerable. Once inside the landlords were subjected to unprecedented violence, suffering blows and serious traumas and there is no doubt that the criminals would not have hesitated to fire a gunshot at a possible opposition to their demands. On "Repubblica" - a newspaper that is certainly not favorable to the government - they published a video (v.link) which documents the development of a course for housing defense addressed to women of a municipality in the Padua area: the result is really embarrassing and if it were not a harbinger of dramatic consequences, it would inspire hilarity and tenderness. The criminal groups that break into the homes of others are unscrupulous people, who have nothing to lose and certainly have not followed any elusive course to express their wild, vile and aggressive attitude. Are we sure that a gun and a few hours of instruction are enough to face such a danger? Are we sure that legitimate defense, seen in this sense, cannot be transformed into a lethal double-edged sword? It's not enough to hold a gun, that's for sure.
Those who praise the Salvatorian law as a guarantee of security or a "free all" on shooting at those who transgress personal spaces underestimate these things, do not even imagine them, and often play to "interpret" an improper role within a polygon.
The second point on which it is debated is the presumed "favor" of Salvini towards arms producers. It is unquestionable that in all this uproar of conflicting opinions, the manufacturers of pistols and rifles are the only ones to smile, especially when faced with the news - fortunately denied - according to which one should make the purchase of firearms easier. Ultimately, we wonder why, in countries that are civilly advanced like New Zealand, emotionally upset after a terrible terrorist attack, the premier expressed a firm halt to arms sales and here, in peaceful Italy, are we pushing citizens to arm themselves? Something obviously does not come back.
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