A study on illegal firearms use, firearms demand, and firearms control policy in Rio de Janeiro, edited jointly by Viva Rio, ISER and the Small Arms Survey.
This Guidebook aims to provide a straightforward response to everything you’ve wanted to know about the advantages and disadvantages of using guns for self-defense – but did not know who to ask. There are answers to questions, myths and criticisms that have come our way over the years.
The findings in this chapter suggest that some of warriors in the Karamoja and police officers in Rio de Janeiro may have been killed by bullets that were destined for their own use.
This report outlines some of the possible means by which foreign made small arms and light weapons were diverted from legal trade and ownership into illicit markets in Brazil.
The document considers the current proposal to establish an international legally binding treaty that would establish clear criteria and procedures for States to follow when authorizing the international transfers of arms and ammunitions.
The study points out failures in applying the law on firearms and ammunition presenting data on arms imports and exports, and recommends sctricter border controls.
