Gun Policy News
Population Sticks to its Guns: Referendum Set to be Rejected
22 October 2005
Times (UK)
One hundred people die from gunshot wounds in Brazil every day, making it one of the world's most dangerous countries. Yet tomorrow Brazilians look set to reject a proposal to ban the sale of firearms and ammunition.
The world's first national referendum on gun control appears likely to result in a victory for the "no" campaign mounted by an alliance of Brazil's conservative parties and funded by gun manufacturers.
Latest opinion polls suggest that opponents of a... (GunPolicy.org)