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Gun Control & RKBA

Eleanors38

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3. This has been brewing for years in Brazil. The issue is self-defense...

Reply to davepc (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 12:41 PM

Nov 2015

Not a policy of strategic battles against gang firepower, and Not solving crime and economic problems. I don't know if the crime rates would drop with any liberalized gun laws and subsequent increases in armed citizenry, but one thing is for sure: The gangs and thugs like the current laws just as they are.

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Brazil Seeks to Copy U.S. Gun Culture [View all] davepc Nov 2015 OP

Brazil also has abyssmal poverty-rates. DetlefK Nov 2015 #1

"Brazil also has abyssmal poverty-rates" OBenario Nov 2015 #5

Behold the power of Google! DetlefK Nov 2015 #6

So... OBenario Nov 2015 #7

Not "a" protest. A series of protests that lasted a month. DetlefK Nov 2015 #8

So... OBenario Nov 2015 #9

We could go in speculating about this, or you could address my 2 other counter-points. DetlefK Nov 2015 #10

No need for that. I've noticed you've got no idea about the subject n/t OBenario Nov 2015 #11

Hoho. You are allowed to suck at basic algebra because I "don't know the subject". Got it. DetlefK Nov 2015 #12

I don't. I'm great at basic algebra and you still don't know the subject. n/t OBenario Nov 2015 #13

You mixed up a function and the derivative of the function. DetlefK Nov 2015 #14

I didn't mix up anything. OBenario Nov 2015 #15

I appreciate the effort, but Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #2

This has been brewing for years in Brazil. The issue is self-defense... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #3

re: Brazil Seeks to Copy U.S. Gun Culture discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #4