-
Firearms exports to Brazil surge as gun ownership increases under Bolsonaro
Controversial relaxation of gun laws is fuelling fears among experts that moves will add to already shocking levels of violenceFirearms exports from Austria to Brazil have surged by more than 377% in the first half of this year as gun ownership increases under the South American country’s rightwing president, Jair Bolsonaro.Official data from Brazil’s trade ministry seen by the Guardian shows the renowned Austrian weapons manufacturer Glock exported more than $14.8m of guns from Austria to Brazil in the first six months of 2020, compared with about $3.1m in the same period last year. Glock is Austria’s sole gun exporter. Continue reading...
More like this (3)
-
Anger as Bolsonaro moves to make guns easier to access: 'A threat to democracy'
Gun control campaigners appalled after Brazil’s pro-gun president announces four decrees to facilitate acquiring weaponsJair Bolsonaro’s...
-
‘They’re culpable’: the countries supplying the guns that kill Mexico’s journalists
Many of the weapons used in the murders of 119 journalists were imported – and Mexico’s...
-
Gun sales are soaring. And it's not just conservatives stocking up
A survey of firearm retailers found that 40% of customers this year were first-time gun buyers,...
