It is unfortunate that Brazil voters have rejected the sensible and much needed ban on gun sales. About 64 per cent people voted against and 36 per cent in favour of the ban in a referendum held on Sunday. The referendum results do not really come as a surprise though since most opinion polls ahead of the vote had predicted a defeat for the government proposal. Yet it is hard to justify the overwhelming opposition to gun sales ban. It only goes to show that majority is... (GunPolicy.org)