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Brazil Considers Easing Extreme Gun Law, Allowing Self Defense

Brazil's experience shows that few illegal firearms are necessary for very high homicide rates. Moreover, many of Brazil's illegal firearms are made in homes and small shops in the black market.

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‘Miracle’ baby survives gunshot wound while still in the womb

Claudineia dos Santos Melo was nearly nine-months pregnant and shopping for diapers when she was caught in the crossfire during a shooting last month.

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Taurus resists Trump slump in Q1

Taurus RI, the Brazilian manufacturer that owns gun maker Taurus USA, reported a bump in gun sales in the U.S. despite expectations for a market slowdown.

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Four Paralympians to Compete at World Shooting Para Sport Grand Prix

Four USA Shooting Paralympic Team athletes will make their first return to international competition following the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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PolyCase Ammunition to Exhibit at LAAD Expo, Rio de Janeiro

PolyCase Ammunition announces its upcoming exhibition at LAAD Defense & Security Expo following unprecedented international demand in the company's cutting-edge ammunition products.

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Mormon missionary in Brazil fights off would-be robber (VIDEO)

The suspects apparently thought the missionaries were an easy target, but one immediately fought back, quickly changing their minds.

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Heckler & Koch won’t sign deals with non-NATO countries

Heckler & Koch, a German arms manufacturer that's gotten caught up in some unscrupulous deals, will stop signing contracts that supply guns to countries outside NATO's sphere of influence.

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Bad Santa arrested for cocaine and illegal gun factory

Thomasi, who works at the mall as Santa Claus, was arrested along with his stepson after officers discovered an illegal gun factory and 7.62 kilos of coke.

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Brazilian police respond to Ryan Lochte armed robbery at Rio Olympics

Brazilian enforcement says American athletes were not robbed but responsible for damages to a gas station and lied to investigators about what happened.

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Fake cops rob US Olympians at gunpoint (VIDEO)

Ryan Lochte said at first he refused to follow their commands, but once a loaded gun was aimed at his forehead, he decided to just hand over the cash.

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Jaguar shot during Olympic ceremony after it escapes handlers

The animal was initially shot with a tranquilizer, but when it failed to have an effect and the big cat went after a soldier, it was shot and killed.

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