Brazil eyes 'Wild West' gun ownership law

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Opponents to relaxing the current restrictions for gun ownership in Brazil had the following to say about it.


 "A weapon is a great ally for someone on the attack, but the worst enemy of someone trying to defend himself,"
said Ivan Marques, director of the Instituto Sou da Paz, a think tank studying violence.

"We need to disarm people, not arm them," said Jose Mariano Beltrame, the head of Rio de Janeiro state's security department.



news.yahoo.com/brazil-eyes-wild-west-gun-ownership-law-102726423.html



Good Lord..... the loonie left......they're EVERYWHERE!!! 

It's 'interesting' that they have very little to comment on how to reduce the out-of-control crime wave that is sweeping the country;
nothing said about what the victims could/should do to protect themselves......No, their MAIN concern (and worry) is for the potential
harm to those in control.....the politicians.  Those on the left, ALL fear an armed populace who can change things faster than a rigged ballot box can.

[fordy]

...............Maybe they attended college in either New York or San Freakisco ! Only the crooked cops and bandidto's will beable to Choot eet out . , fordy

[Wanderer0101]

Have a Brazilian friend who says only police, military and criminals have guns. The criminals get theirs from the police and the military. The private citizen essentially surrenders to the criminals when they show up because they cannot defend themselves.

[Ozarks Tom]

Brazil has been a dangerous country for many years. I've been there several times for business, and the first time there was a real eye opener. The owner of a very large lumber company picked me up at the airport, in a nearly 20 year old Volkswagen and took me to my hotel. The next morning he picked me up in an old Ford. At the end of the day I had dinner at his apartment on the 7th floor of an apartment building - they had the whole 7th floor. His daughter took me back to my hotel after dinner in yet another old car. When we'd approach a traffic light she'd slow down from 50 mph to maybe 30 mph, and after a quick glance floor it through the intersection. Somewhat alarmed, I asked if the traffic laws were different in Rio de Janiero, to which she said "it's after dark, nobody stops after dark, you'll get robbed". When Jose, my supplier picked me up the next morning I finally asked him about all the old cars, he obviously could afford much better, owning one of the largest lumber companies in Brazil. He said he had 9 old cars, took a different route to work every morning and home every evening to avoid kidnappers. His brother, a co-owner of the business, had been kidnapped a few years before, costing $100k ransom to get him free.

Among other cautions they gave me was to never wear any jewelry, even a Timex watch. Avoid the shoe shine boys, even though they'll pester you incessantly, they'll gang up and smash your head with their boxes while robbing you. Don't leave the hotel after dark, even though it was on Epanema Beach or you'll get robbed.

He had a gun in every car, two in his office, and armed guards at his main plant.

[Wanderer0101]

Yeah, it's really sad because I love the country. One of the best weekends of my life was spent on Ipanema beach when the Rio ladies surfing club set up shop right in front of me!