Sad News in Brasil Shootings
Apr 7, 2011 Firearms, News, politics
A gunman opened fire in a Brazil school today killing 11 and injuring twenty or more before turning the gun on himself. If you’re interested, you can read the full article here, but it got me wondering about gun control in Brazil. I don’t know anything about the motivation behind the shootings, but my heart goes out to the families and all those affected.
In case you’re interested, I’ve copied a few points I found interesting below from Wikipedia’s article Gun politics in Brazil:
Because of gun politics in Brazil, all firearms are required to be registered with the state; the minimum age for ownership is 25 and although it is legal to carry a gun outside a residence, extremely severe restrictions were made by the federal government since 2002 making it virtually impossible to obtain a carry permit. To legally own a gun, the owner must pay a tax every three years to register the gun, currently at R$ 60, and registration can be done via the Internet or in person with the Federal Police.
Although Brazil has 110 million fewer citizens than the United States, and more restrictive gun laws, there are 50% more gun deaths; other sources indicate that homicide rates due to guns are approximately four times higher than the rate in the United States.
The total number of firearms in Brazil is thought to be around 17 million with 9 million of those being unregistered.
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