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Re:Gun laws where guns take the most lives by goshx on Sunday March 03, 2019 @08:26PM (#19298116)
> Removing guns from the streets may reduce gun deaths

It didn't in Brazil. Since 2004, civilians can't carry their guns and the police makes it very hard for them to be able to have one in the first place, or to register them again when it's time to renew.

Here is a graph with the homicides in Brazil from 1996 to 2016: http://www.ipea.gov.br/atlasviolencia/dados-series/31 (click on "País", then scroll down to see the graph)

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Re:Gun laws where guns take the most lives by leereeves on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:18AM (#19300974)
Leading to the election of Bolsonaro, who promised to repeal gun control.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-guns-idUSKCN1P91Q6

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