Brazil Seeks to Copy U.S. Gun Culture

[MikeTF]

Congressmen in Brazil, one of the most violent countries in the world, are proposing to dramatically loosen restrictions on personal gun ownership, bringing the country much closer to the American right to bear arms.

The politicians say the measures are necessary to allow embattled citizens the right to defend themselves from criminals armed with illegal weapons.

 

[DC-W]

I lost an extended family member to the gangs down there. Brazil is noooooo joke.

Here's to their legislature growing a conscience and observing that the people have the right to defend themselves.

 

[whistlersmother]

Hasn't Panama also done this recently for the same reason?

 

[MikeTF]

Hasn't Panama also done this recently for the same reason?

Yes! Panama Lifts Ban on Gun Imports amid Rising Crime Wave - As Panama deals with increases in crime rates, forged gun permits, and rising gang activity, the government is set to lift the ban on firearm imports, in an effort to promote personal safety.

 

[WeaponsCollector]

My Springfield 1911 is made in Brazil. If their guns are good enough for us then they should be good enough for them too.

 

[K31]

Gee, I wonder what Billary and her ilk will say when crime in these countries starts to decrease. You know, like they say happened in Australia.

 

[protegeV]

Good on them. No first hand experience, but as dcw said, I heard it's a super dangerous place.

 

[Overboost44]

This should be an interesting case study. I just don't want to wait 3 years for them to come out with the report and headline that reads "Crime rate drops in Brazil making it the safest city to visit"

 

[tosainu1]

Panama is no joke

Beautiful place, but the recent influx of immigrants from neighboring countries has made it a much more dangerous place to live...My wife is from there and we visit often. On the last visit, I was extorted for $80 from the Metro Police! If I didn't pay the officer, I would have gotten my car impounded! No Bueno...

 

[BeoBill]

Gee, I wonder what Billary and her ilk will say when crime in these countries starts to decrease. You know, like they say happened in Australia.

You know they'll either ignore the stats or prevail on their criminal associates - err, friends in Government - to "cook the books."

 

[INMY01TA]

I go to Sau Paulo every year. I feel safer there than Baltimore.

 

[pcfixer]

My Springfield 1911 is made in Brazil. If their guns are good enough for us then they should be good enough for them too.

Mine too. Shoots good enough for me, long as I do my part!!

 

[Boss94]

Gee, I wonder what Billary and her ilk will say when crime in these countries starts to decrease. You know, like they say happened in Australia.

Knowing her. Anytime a good guy shot a bad guy she would count it as a gun crime . Funny how often they turn the truth around for there own agenda! !

 

[SCDoGo]

Knowing her. Anytime a good guy shot a bad guy she would count it as a gun crime . Funny how often they turn the truth around for there own agenda! !

Doesn't even need to be called a crime. Gun related deaths (which it can accurately be called) seems to be the new term du jour. Much like you don't hear about gun control anymore, the newspeak term is gun safety. It's just "common sense", you know.

 

[Minuteman]

Russia did something similar not long ago. I think I created a thread about it.


Edit:

While looking for a thread I thought I created about Russia changing their laws to be more pro-self defense, I found this related thread: http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=99322

 

[Minuteman]

Here's an arrival about Russia doing something similar last year:


https://www.rt.com/news/206703-russia-guns-self-defense/

 

[Melnic]

Brazilian gov has no money left to defend its citizens cause they paid the bribes for the 2016 summer Olympics. How does this crime problem affect our athletes down there? Not to mention the citizens that will be down there. They better clean up their streets fast.

 

[Sirex]

Regardless of gun laws, Brazil and the Philippines had a thriving black market in undocumented home made guns.

 

[Pinecone]

How does this crime problem affect our athletes down there?

A couple of years ago, one of the F1 drivers was victim of an attempted armed robbery, leaving the track.

But all the F1 teams use armored vehicles and trained drivers to move around.

 

[Armadillofz1]

I spent some time in Salvador Bahia in Brazil. Dwarfed only by the crime i saw in Venezuela.