firearms

Brazilian Senate votes draft decree on weapon possession

Published on: August 27, 2024
07:45

Brasilia, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) The plenary session of the Brazilian Senate will vote on the so-called Draft Legislative Decree (PDL) on weapons possession, signed last year by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Chilean President convenes Pro Security Cabinet

Published on: July 18, 2024
10:51

Santiago de Chile, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, convened today the Pro Security Cabinet given the urgency of implementing effective measures against the violence affecting the country, mainly in the Metropolitan Region.

More children wounded by gunshots in Uruguay

Published on: April 26, 2024
00:30

Montevideo, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The care of minors wounded by gunshots is becoming more and more frequent in hospitals, the Uruguayan Society of Pediatric Surgery (Sucipe) warned recently.

Cuban Foreign Minister denounces US double standards on human rights

Published on: March 28, 2024
14:15

Havana, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday described the United States double standard on human rights when the production, possession and indiscriminate trade of firearms is common in that country.

Some 300 firearms seized every day in Brazil in 2023

Published on: February 13, 2024
00:30

Brasilia, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) At least 279 firearms were seized on average every day in Brazil in 2023, according to statistics from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, quoted by the web portal R7. In total, 101,841 weapons were located by the security forces in the states and the Federal District.

South African police seized hundreds of firearms

Published on: January 30, 2024
14:16

Pretoria, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the central Gauteng province seized more than 400 firearms and six thousand live ammunition during the month of January.

Costa Rica proposes periodic inspection of firearms

Published on: January 4, 2024
11:52

San José, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) After the analysis of homicides in Costa Rica in 2023, the Judicial Investigation Authority (OIJ, in Spanish) suggested to carry out periodic inspections of the weapons circulating in this nation, according to digital media.

Gun violence without a Christmas break in the U.S.

Published on: December 25, 2023
12:02

Washington, Dec 25 (Prensa Latina) Gun violence in the United States seems to give no break for Christmas, as confirmed today after the death of more than 20 people involved in firearm incidents in different parts of the country in just 24 hours.

Forty-one percent of imported firearms are in Paraguay’s black market

Published on: November 28, 2023
00:15

Asunción, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Forty-one percent of the firearms imported by Paraguay in the last four years are in the hands of criminal gangs, according to a specialized official institution quoted by Última Hora on Monday.

Brazilian government signs decree that doubles tax on weapons

Published on: November 1, 2023
10:30

Brasilia, Nov 1 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree that will increase the so-called Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI) that will affect the sales of firearms and ammunition in Brazil.

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