Brazil's president-elect plans decree allowing wider gun ownership

[Madmallard]

Brazil’s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he plans to issue a decree allowing all Brazilians without criminal records to own firearms, welcome news to many core supporters who want him to loosen Brazil’s strict gun laws.

Throughout his campaign, Bolsonaro had pledged to dismantle Brazil’s current gun legislation, which presents various bureaucratic and legal obstacles for people seeking to purchase firearms. That message appealed to many Brazilians who want to use guns for self-defense amid sky-high levels of violent crime.

“By decree, we plan to guarantee the ownership of firearms by citizens without criminal records,” Bolsonaro, who takes office on Jan. 1, wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

Brazil's president-elect plans decree allowing wider gun ownership | Reuters

 

[MadScientist]

I’m by no means an expert but from what I’ve seen I like this guy a lot

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

This will be another excellent yet ignored bullet point by those here that want stricter gun control. If this goes through I bet crime will drop significantly in Brazil. And at the moment it's BAAAAD there.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Too bad we can't get someone with that idea elected here.

 

[Deplorable Me]

Self defense should always be a non-revokable right unregulated by the government.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

This will be another excellent yet ignored bullet point by those here that want stricter gun control. If this goes through I bet crime will drop significantly in Brazil. And at the moment it's BAAAAD there.

I thought I read elsewhere that currently there are snipers posted on roof tops with standing orders to shoot anyone walking around with a long gun.

Seems like the incoming guy has a very different strategy from the incumbent.

 

[Acer-m14]

“By decree, we plan to guarantee the ownership of firearms by citizens without criminal records,”

and the criminal already has them ..

same old same old ..

 

[E the massive]

Aaand they got snipers shooting anyone that is armed.