Will arming Brazilians make the country safer?

Published in Al Jazeera.

Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, is making good on a campaign promise to loosen the country’s gun laws. Last month, just days after taking office, he signed a decree making it easier for Brazilians to own a gun by waiving a requirement to prove the need for a firearm at home.

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