JohnRich 4 #1 October 25, 2005 News: From sprawling cities plagued by violence to the backwaters of the Amazon, Brazilians voted decisively on Sunday to keep gun sales legal in the country with the world's highest death toll from firearms. About 64 percent rejected banning arms sales in the nationwide referendum, the electoral court said, with more than 90 percent of the expected 122 million votes counted. Only 36 percent supported the ban, even though some 36,000 people were killed by guns last year in Latin America's largest country. Full results were expected on Monday. "We didn't lose because Brazilians like guns. We lost because people don't have confidence in the government or the police," said Denis Mizne of anti-violence group Sou da Paz. Many voters had expressed concern before the vote that a ban would leave them defenseless against heavily armed criminals. Public confidence is low in a police force widely seen as inefficient, abusive and corrupt. If the referendum had passed, all sales of guns and ammunition in Brazil would have been halted, although public safety officers, private security firms and sport clubs would still have been able to buy them.Full Story: Reuters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #2 October 25, 2005 QuoteNews: From sprawling cities plagued by violence to the backwaters of the Amazon, Brazilians voted decisively on Sunday to keep gun sales legal in the country with the world's highest death toll from firearms. About 64 percent rejected banning arms sales in the nationwide referendum, the electoral court said, with more than 90 percent of the expected 122 million votes counted. Only 36 percent supported the ban, even though some 36,000 people were killed by guns last year in Latin America's largest country. Full results were expected on Monday. "We didn't lose because Brazilians like guns. We lost because people don't have confidence in the government or the police," said Denis Mizne of anti-violence group Sou da Paz. Many voters had expressed concern before the vote that a ban would leave them defenseless against heavily armed criminals. Public confidence is low in a police force widely seen as inefficient, abusive and corrupt. If the referendum had passed, all sales of guns and ammunition in Brazil would have been halted, although public safety officers, private security firms, criminals, and sport clubs would still have been able to buy them.Full Story: Reuters Fixed it fer ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #3 October 25, 2005 Motorcycles, guns, and parachutes: my favorites. Ok,Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #4 October 25, 2005 Quote Fixed it fer ya. that's very funny!! (sarcasm) as we all know, criminals would never purchase guns illegally. (/scarcasm) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
