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In '''[[Brazil]]''', all [[firearm]]s are required to be registered with the minimum age for gun ownership being 25.<ref name="BBCNews">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4368598.stm|title=Brazilians reject gun sales ban |date=October 24, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=BBCNEWS}}</ref> It is illegal to carry a gun outside a residence, and a special permit is granted to certain groups, such as law enforcement officers.<ref name="LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/2003/l10.826.htm|title=LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003|date=December 22, 2003 |accessdate=2015-05-09}}</ref> To legally own a gun, an owner must hold a gun license, which costs [[Reais|BRL]] R$1000,<ref name="LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003"/> and |
In '''[[Brazil]]''', all [[firearm]]s are required to be registered with the minimum age for gun ownership being 25.<ref name="BBCNews">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4368598.stm|title=Brazilians reject gun sales ban |date=October 24, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=BBCNEWS}}</ref> It is illegal to carry a gun outside a residence, and a special permit is granted to certain groups, such as law enforcement officers.<ref name="LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/2003/l10.826.htm|title=LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003|date=December 22, 2003 |accessdate=2015-05-09}}</ref> To legally own a gun, an owner must hold a gun license, which costs [[Reais|BRL]] R$1000,<ref name="LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003"/> and pay a fee every three years to register the gun, currently at [[Reais|BRL]] R$85.<ref>[http://www.taurusarmas.com.br/?on=compra Etapas para compra de uma arma de fogo]</ref> Registration can be done online or in person with the [[Federal Police Department|Federal Police]].<ref>[http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI521836-EI306,00.html Registro de armas de fogo pode ser feito via Web]</ref> Until 2008, unregistered guns could be legalized for free.<ref>[http://www.onorte.com.br/noticias/?93596 Termina prazo para legalizar armas sem taxas]</ref> |
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It is estimated that there are around 17 million firearms in Brazil,<ref name="NRA in Brazil"/> 9 million of which are unregistered.<ref name="BBCNews"/> Some 39,000 people died in 2003 from gun-related injuries nationwide.<ref name="NRA in Brazil">{{cite web|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/27279/|title=The NRA Takes on Gun Control{{spaced ndash}}in Brazil |author=Hearn, Kelly |date=October 5, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=Alternet}}</ref> In 2004, the number was 36,000.<ref name="BBCNews"/> Brazil has the second largest arms industry in the Western Hemisphere.<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/international/americas/20brazil.html |title=Gun-Happy Brazil Hotly Debates a Nationwide Ban |author= Rohter, Larry |date=October 20, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-18 |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> Approximately 80% of the weapons manufactured in Brazil are exported, mostly to neighboring countries; many of these weapons are then smuggled back into Brazil.<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil"/> Some firearms in Brazil come from police and military arsenals, having either been "stolen or sold by corrupt soldiers and officers."<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil"/> |
It is estimated that there are around 17 million firearms in Brazil,<ref name="NRA in Brazil"/> 9 million of which are unregistered.<ref name="BBCNews"/> Some 39,000 people died in 2003 from gun-related injuries nationwide.<ref name="NRA in Brazil">{{cite web|url=http://www.alternet.org/story/27279/|title=The NRA Takes on Gun Control{{spaced ndash}}in Brazil |author=Hearn, Kelly |date=October 5, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=Alternet}}</ref> In 2004, the number was 36,000.<ref name="BBCNews"/> Brazil has the second largest arms industry in the Western Hemisphere.<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/international/americas/20brazil.html |title=Gun-Happy Brazil Hotly Debates a Nationwide Ban |author= Rohter, Larry |date=October 20, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-18 |publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> Approximately 80% of the weapons manufactured in Brazil are exported, mostly to neighboring countries; many of these weapons are then smuggled back into Brazil.<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil"/> Some firearms in Brazil come from police and military arsenals, having either been "stolen or sold by corrupt soldiers and officers."<ref name="Gun Happy Brazil"/> |
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In 2005, a majority of Brazil's population voted against banning the sale of guns and ammunition to civilians in a [[referendum]]. However, Brazilian Department of Justice (Ministério da Justiça), at the time it performs each individual's mandatory background check (what is made prior every gun acquisition, and every three years after it is acquired, whats allows gun confiscation), have been forbidding almost every citizens to buy guns [http://www.mvb.org.br/pf_desarme.php][http://www.mvb.org.br/noticias/index.php?&action=showClip&clip12_cod=1513], based on the Executive Order # 5.123, of 07/01/2004 (Decreto n.º 5.123, de 1º de julho de 2004)[http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5123.htm], that allows Brazilian FBI (Polícia Federal) to analyze the reasons that motivate a gun acquisition and the will of keeping an acquired gun, in which it's not considered a valid argument "self defense" because |
In 2005, a majority of Brazil's population voted against banning the sale of guns and ammunition to civilians in a [[referendum]]. However, the Brazilian Department of Justice (''Ministério da Justiça''), at the time it performs each individual's mandatory background check (what is made prior every gun acquisition, and every three years after it is acquired, whats allows gun confiscation), have been forbidding almost every citizens to buy guns [http://www.mvb.org.br/pf_desarme.php][http://www.mvb.org.br/noticias/index.php?&action=showClip&clip12_cod=1513], based on the Executive Order # 5.123, of 07/01/2004 (Decreto n.º 5.123, de 1º de julho de 2004)[http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5123.htm], that allows Brazilian FBI (Polícia Federal) to analyze the reasons that motivate a gun acquisition and the will of keeping an acquired gun, in which it's not considered a valid argument "self defense" because there are allegedly sufficient and efficient public polices that are in charge of nationwide security, among other reasons of this kind of denial. [https://jus.com.br/artigos/30201/a-ilegalidade-na-negativa-a-compra-de-arma-de-fogo] |
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Thus, disarmament is real in fact in Brazil [http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/brasil/o-estatuto-do-desarmamento-nunca-alcancou-seu-objetivo/], as it's also real massive gun confiscations [http://www.migalhas.com.br/dePeso/16,MI40623,51045-Renovacao+do+registro+de+armas+de+fogo], notwithstanding |
Thus, disarmament is real in fact in Brazil [http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/brasil/o-estatuto-do-desarmamento-nunca-alcancou-seu-objetivo/], as it's also real massive gun confiscations [http://www.migalhas.com.br/dePeso/16,MI40623,51045-Renovacao+do+registro+de+armas+de+fogo], notwithstanding its massive refusal by Brazilian people (at the referendum of 2005) and even though it is considered one of the real causes of the rise in 20% of gun usage rates in homicides in the country, in its nine years of existence (in 2003, people with guns killed 36.115 of the total 60.121 homicides, about 60%, while in 2012, 40.077 homicides of the total 50.108 were made buy the usage of a gun, about 80%). [http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/brazil] |
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Revision as of 15:41, 20 September 2016
In Brazil, all firearms are required to be registered with the minimum age for gun ownership being 25.[1] It is illegal to carry a gun outside a residence, and a special permit is granted to certain groups, such as law enforcement officers.[2] To legally own a gun, an owner must hold a gun license, which costs BRL R$1000,[2] and pay a fee every three years to register the gun, currently at BRL R$85.[3] Registration can be done online or in person with the Federal Police.[4] Until 2008, unregistered guns could be legalized for free.[5]
It is estimated that there are around 17 million firearms in Brazil,[6] 9 million of which are unregistered.[1] Some 39,000 people died in 2003 from gun-related injuries nationwide.[6] In 2004, the number was 36,000.[1] Brazil has the second largest arms industry in the Western Hemisphere.[7] Approximately 80% of the weapons manufactured in Brazil are exported, mostly to neighboring countries; many of these weapons are then smuggled back into Brazil.[7] Some firearms in Brazil come from police and military arsenals, having either been "stolen or sold by corrupt soldiers and officers."[7]
In 2005, a majority of Brazil's population voted against banning the sale of guns and ammunition to civilians in a referendum. However, the Brazilian Department of Justice (Ministério da Justiça), at the time it performs each individual's mandatory background check (what is made prior every gun acquisition, and every three years after it is acquired, whats allows gun confiscation), have been forbidding almost every citizens to buy guns [1][2], based on the Executive Order # 5.123, of 07/01/2004 (Decreto n.º 5.123, de 1º de julho de 2004)[3], that allows Brazilian FBI (Polícia Federal) to analyze the reasons that motivate a gun acquisition and the will of keeping an acquired gun, in which it's not considered a valid argument "self defense" because there are allegedly sufficient and efficient public polices that are in charge of nationwide security, among other reasons of this kind of denial. [4]
Thus, disarmament is real in fact in Brazil [5], as it's also real massive gun confiscations [6], notwithstanding its massive refusal by Brazilian people (at the referendum of 2005) and even though it is considered one of the real causes of the rise in 20% of gun usage rates in homicides in the country, in its nine years of existence (in 2003, people with guns killed 36.115 of the total 60.121 homicides, about 60%, while in 2012, 40.077 homicides of the total 50.108 were made buy the usage of a gun, about 80%). [7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Brazilians reject gun sales ban". BBCNEWS. October 24, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b "LEI No 10.826, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003". December 22, 2003. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ Etapas para compra de uma arma de fogo
- ^ Registro de armas de fogo pode ser feito via Web
- ^ Termina prazo para legalizar armas sem taxas
- ^ a b Hearn, Kelly (October 5, 2005). "The NRA Takes on Gun Control – in Brazil". Alternet. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ a b c Rohter, Larry (October 20, 2005). "Gun-Happy Brazil Hotly Debates a Nationwide Ban". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
External links
- Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (in Portuguese) - Produces ammunition and rifles, such as the Remington Nylon 66; more commonly known under the name Magtech among English speakers.
- IMBEL (Indústria de Material Bélico) (in Portuguese) - Produces weaponry, ammunition, and assorted equipment for the Brazilian Army
- International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
- Taurus official site (in Portuguese)
- Movimento Viva Brasil