Trad Archer
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Please forgive my ignorance, but do any of you know are there any countries in South or Central America that allows it's citizens to own any handguns?
Kimber makes a lot in NYC.Brazil makes a ton of handguns; presumably its citizens can own them.
Kimber makes a lot in NYC
Brazil has very restrictive laws concerning firearms ownership. Most people cannot get a license to possess a handgun unless they are rich and politically connected. Some Brazilians have this privilege but not many. On the other hand there are large amounts of Brazilians employed in either the law enforcement, or security industry as well as the military, so there are a lot of guns out there. Rifles, except for .22 rim fire are mostly prohibited as is hunting in general (bunny huggers prevail in government positions) The only center-fire rifle that is allowed for Brazilians to own is the .44-40 and this only because a former President had one and wanted to make this sole exception. One staill has to get a permit that entails permission from multiple levels of State, Federal, and Local police. Indigenous people are allowed single shot shotguns and muzzle loading rifles on the frontier for subsistence hunting. This is a direct result of socialism and unfettered democracy without constitutional protections.