Violent Rio

Protestors participate during the "March for a Gun Free Brazil" on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, to pressure the Brazilian Congress regarding sweeping reforms to the countryÕs gun legislation. With over 40,000 gun deaths last year alone, the country has one of the highest gun death rates in the world, according to the UN. Few residents of large cities in Brazil can say that they themselves or someone they know has not been touched by armed violence. The Disarmament Statute would make it illegal to carry firearms, as well impose a series of restrictions for those who wish to purchase them.Ê The Statute also establishes October 2005 as the date for a national referedum to decide whether gun sales shouls be banned outright for civilians. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)

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Protestors participate during the "March for a Gun Free Brazil" on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, to pressure the Brazilian Congress regarding sweeping reforms to the countryÕs gun legislation. With over 40,000 gun deaths last year alone, the country has one of the highest gun death rates in the world, according to the UN. Few residents of large cities in Brazil can say that they themselves or someone they know has not been touched by armed violence. The Disarmament Statute would make it illegal to carry firearms, as well impose a series of restrictions for those who wish to purchase them.Ê The Statute also establishes October 2005 as the date for a national referedum to decide whether gun sales shouls be banned outright for civilians. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)

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