Voters to Decide on Banning Gun Sales
From Times Wire Reports
Brazilians head to the polls today to decide whether the sale of firearms should be banned.
Although Brazil’s constitution does not guarantee a right to bear arms, polls show a majority are likely to oppose the ban, which would grant exceptions for police, the military, some security guards, gun collectors and sport shooters.
Gun violence kills nearly 40,000 people a year in Brazil. A 2003 law sharply restricted who could purchase guns.
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