Voters to Decide on Banning Gun Sales
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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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