Posted on 07/21/2023 8:35:02 PM PDT by CFW
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro made loosening the nation’s restrictive gun control laws one of his administration’s top priorities, much to the chagrin of anti-gun advocates who warned that the country’s already sky-high homicide rates would get even worse if average citizens could keep and (in some cases) carry a firearm for self-defense.
As it turns out, the opposite has happened, with homicide rates declining to the lowest level in more than a decade, and now the Associated Press reports that “experts are puzzled” by the fact that more guns hasn’t resulted in more crime.
"About 47,500 people were slain in Latin America’s largest nation in 2022, said a report Thursday by the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety, an independent group that tracks crimes. Its statistics are widely used as a benchmark because there are no official statistics on a national level.
While the number of killings in 2022 was down 2.4% from the previous year, it remained roughly even with levels recorded since 2019. The last time Brazil had less violent deaths was in 2011, with 47,215 killings.
The fall in homicides has left many public security experts somewhat puzzled, as it has been accompanied by a sharp increase in the number of firearms held by Brazilians. Some studies have suggested that more guns circulating among the population lead to more homicides.
During his 2019-2022 term, then President Jair Bolsonaro worked to loosen regulations on gun ownership. The number of firearms registered with the Federal Police reached 1.5 million in 2022, up 47.5% from 2019.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office in January, has sought to undo Bolsonaro’s pro-gun policies. Days after coming to power, Lula required gun owners to register their weapons with police, and the government has said it will present new legislation Friday."
(Excerpt) Read more at bearingarms.com ...
I haven’t seen many “experts” who weren’t always puzzled about something.
The Kaufman Institute for Coincidence needs a law enforcement division.
” - - - the stupid voters fell for it, again.”
Sounds familiar. Must be a world wide pandemic causing this. Or vote fraud.
Well, now that you mention it, guess what kind of voting machines Brazil has...
Agree the self-proclaimed gun experts all around the world must have the same 3x5 index card.
The news media operates in the same way.
What’s so puzzling? More armed citizens mean more risk for teh criminals, meaning fewer violent crimes. Even teh dumbest criminal can figure that out, but somehow, “experts” can’t.
How can that be? 😏
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