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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by romanoderoma on Sunday October 18, 2020 @11:47AM (#24818688)
> Italy's current gun control laws date to the fascist period, notably the public safety act of 1931.

9 years after Fascism raised to power and abolished democracy in Italy.

BTW you are not reading it well, what the Royal Decree No. 773 of 1931 established was that production of arms had to be licensed by the regime and that armed military parade were abolished UNLESS EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED

Guess who gave the authorizations?

Exactly! the fascist prefects!

After all fascism went to power by marching to Rome in a military armed parade...

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by pelasaco on Sunday October 18, 2020 @03:20PM (#24820352)
right, so again, no comparison with Brazil, where the Pandemic hasn't eroded the democracy. There the Senate rejected the decree from Bolsonaro:

https://www.france24.com/en/20190625-brazils-bolsonaro-revok...

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Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r... by romanoderoma on Sunday October 18, 2020 @04:01PM (#24820640)
It's Bolsonaro that eroded democracy in Brazil
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