The Spanish police have opened fire on crowds in Ceuta tonight. They are shooting rubber bullets. They are shooting at Spaniards protesting against illegal migration. They didn’t fire rubber bullets at the 70 000 illegal migrants when they stormed Ceuta in July. [More]
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The White House bashed Spain’s left-wing government after the border between Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco collapsed Thursday… Video shows hordes of apparently military-aged men smiling and posing for cameras, some carrying swimming flippers, and sprinting through the streets as authorities struggle to corral the unruly masses. [More]
Barcelona, Spain, has emerged as one of Europe’s most forceful opponents of mass tourism in recent years. Now, the commissioner for sustainable tourism, José Antonio Donaire, is doubling down on the city’s efforts to prevent overcrowding.
The Legislation on the use and ownership of firearms in Spain is probably one of the most restrictive in Europe. This is included in the Spanish constitution under article 149.26 where it is said that the Spanish government has exclusive competence control over production, sale, possession and use of firearms and explosives. Spanish law, except in specific cases determined by Spanish authorities (mostly related to security forces or people in a situation of grave danger), considers the use of weapons only for Olympic shooting and other official shooting sports or hunting. [More]
