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Survey Shows Civilian Disarmament Overwhelmingly Approved

14 September 2005

Agência Brasil

BRASILIA — As Brazil prepares for a national referendum on disarmament next month, the National Transportation Confederation (CNT) has run a poll asking the same question that will appear on the October 23 ballot: "The sale of firearms and ammunition should be prohibited in Brazil?" The answer was: 72.7% said yes; 24% said no; and 3.3% said they had no opinion or did not respond. However, the survey found that opinion was divided with regard to the effect disarmament... (GunPolicy.org)

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