The stats on this are interesting but the government ignoring 64% of the vote is extremely disturbing.
In 2005, the government held a referendum asking whether trade in firearms and ammunition should be banned, and about 64 percent of voters rejected the proposal.
But the government didn’t respect the majority’s decision and maintained strict rules for the sales of weapons, which resulted in the failure of several gun retailers, as well as an increase in firearm crimes.
According to the Ministry of Health, about 36,000 homicides occurred in 2003 involving the use of firearms. By 2017, 14 years after the enactment of the Disarmament Statute, the number of gun-related homicides jumped to 47,000.
But the government didn’t respect the majority’s decision and maintained strict rules for the sales of weapons, which resulted in the failure of several gun retailers, as well as an increase in firearm crimes.
According to the Ministry of Health, about 36,000 homicides occurred in 2003 involving the use of firearms. By 2017, 14 years after the enactment of the Disarmament Statute, the number of gun-related homicides jumped to 47,000.
“For Americans, the use of a weapon is associated with the exercise of freedom. And in this context, the perpetrators of crimes are individuals accustomed to criminal practice, so when they [the government] remove the possibility of citizens exercising their right to self-defense at the necessary times, the example we have is a promotion of criminal practice,” Rebelo said.
The easing of rules for civilians to carry weapons was one of the main points of current President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 campaign.
“The state cannot prevent a natural right of the individual, which is self-defense. It is not for the government to say that a citizen should use guns or not. Rulers who do this become a tyrant,” said lawyer and police chief Rafael Vitola Brodbeck, who is one of the defenders of civil armament and against the prohibition imposed by the state.
While Bolsonaro in May signed a decree relaxing rules for civilians to own and carry firearms, the federal Senate overturned the measure a few weeks later. Bolsonaro revoked the decree and has sent a new bill to Congress.
The easing of rules for civilians to carry weapons was one of the main points of current President Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 campaign.
“The state cannot prevent a natural right of the individual, which is self-defense. It is not for the government to say that a citizen should use guns or not. Rulers who do this become a tyrant,” said lawyer and police chief Rafael Vitola Brodbeck, who is one of the defenders of civil armament and against the prohibition imposed by the state.
While Bolsonaro in May signed a decree relaxing rules for civilians to own and carry firearms, the federal Senate overturned the measure a few weeks later. Bolsonaro revoked the decree and has sent a new bill to Congress.
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