tiberius
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Another banana republic strips its citizens of their RKBA. I can only assume that genocide of some sort is next.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20031222_1354.html
BRASILIA, Brazil Dec. 22 — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a sweeping gun-control law Monday in an effort to rein in what he called "an epidemic of murder by firearms."
Under the so-called disarmament statute passed Dec. 9 by Congress, only the armed forces, police, prison guards and private security personnel can possess firearms in Brazil.
The law was "a landmark for Brazilian democracy," Silva said. "An important aim of the law is to choke off one of the sources of organized crime by denying them access to firearms."
According to World Health Organization data, a Brazilian is murdered every 12 minutes, with more than 90 percent of murders committed with firearms, the president said.
"This is a disgraceful record for us," Silva said.
Exceptions to the no-guns rule can be made as long as an individual is at least 25 years old and can prove he needs a weapon "because his physical integrity is in danger," according to the new law. Gun owners have 180 days to petition police for such status.
The new law provides for prison sentences of up to four years for illegal possession of a firearm.
The law also provides for a national plebiscite, set for October, 2005, in which voters may choose to eliminate all exceptions.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20031222_1354.html
BRASILIA, Brazil Dec. 22 — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed a sweeping gun-control law Monday in an effort to rein in what he called "an epidemic of murder by firearms."
Under the so-called disarmament statute passed Dec. 9 by Congress, only the armed forces, police, prison guards and private security personnel can possess firearms in Brazil.
The law was "a landmark for Brazilian democracy," Silva said. "An important aim of the law is to choke off one of the sources of organized crime by denying them access to firearms."
According to World Health Organization data, a Brazilian is murdered every 12 minutes, with more than 90 percent of murders committed with firearms, the president said.
"This is a disgraceful record for us," Silva said.
Exceptions to the no-guns rule can be made as long as an individual is at least 25 years old and can prove he needs a weapon "because his physical integrity is in danger," according to the new law. Gun owners have 180 days to petition police for such status.
The new law provides for prison sentences of up to four years for illegal possession of a firearm.
The law also provides for a national plebiscite, set for October, 2005, in which voters may choose to eliminate all exceptions.