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>... what the gun laws were ... Almost 60,000 people were murdered in Brazil in 2014, most with guns. While some Latin American countries have higher per capit
by HillaryBriss 11y ago
>... what the gun laws were ...
Almost 60,000 people were murdered in Brazil in 2014, most with guns. While some Latin American countries have higher per capita murder rates, in absolute numbers, Brazil is the deadliest place in the world outside Syria.
Brazilians are far more likely to be shot to death than Americans, a more populous country where there are about 8,000 to 9,000 gun homicides each year.
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Right now, Brazil actually has tough gun laws.
More here: http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/28/472157969/brazil-has-nearly-60-000-murders-and-it-may-relax-gun-laws http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/03/28/472157969/b...
- 15155 11y agoThey should just add some more laws, that will clearly solve the problem!
- HillaryBriss 11y agoPass new important law Hold press conference about it and pat self on back Fail to enforce the law uniformly -- or at all Shield politically-favored violators of law Get re-elected because you're tough on crime Society remains unchanged
- 15155 11y ago"Law abiding citizens are disarmed, crime increases"
- neves 11y agoA lot of them are killed buy the police. Your chance of being killed in a high income area is really low.