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Jair Bolsonaro and guns: A US culture war raging in Brazil
2021-11-18
[BBC] Gun culture was a key part of Jair Bolsonaro's winning campaign to become Brazil's president. Three years later, what impact has he had on the nation's relationship with firearms and how much has US politics played a part?
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Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Brazilian highway patrol.



One in off duty female officer in action:



The above video is from Active Self Protection self defense channel on YouTube. The narrator puts one, sometimes two videos a day (9am and 5pm central time) of real life deadly confrontations from around the world.
Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589   2021-11-18 14:48  

#5  #3 it appears it works both ways.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-11-18 11:48  

#4  Guns made in Brazil:
2016. Taurus Judge (4510TKR-3SS) Five-Shot Revolver.
2014. SIG-Sauer P320. Semi-Automatic Pistol.
2013. Remington MSR (Modular Sniper Rifle) ...
2009. IMBEL .308 AGLC (Fz .308 AGLC)
Posted by: Bertie Crains2651   2021-11-18 07:27  

#3  Women in Brazil are also snapping up guns because armed criminals were especially brutal when it came to a woman who would not comply. They shoot women without hesitation.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-11-18 01:01  

#2  The BBC is all that is Progressive, which now means boringly woke.

It’s so nice to get the facts from someone with personal experience, Blackbeard Barnsmell6454. Thank you. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-11-18 00:48  

#1  The article has some accuracies but is slanted against guns which makes parts of the article false.

I was in all parts of Brazil before and during Bolsonaro's Presidency and Brazilian men of good standing know more about US gun laws than a lot of Americans because living in a country where guns were not legally allowed made the men yearn for the ability to protect their families better if they had gun rights. So they looked to US to learn how we do it in detail.

Now that they can own guns, yes, there are more shootings because during a crime people are now shooting the criminals.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-11-18 00:39  

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