Re: BRAZILIAN GUN LAWS

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On 8/24/03, PHILLIP wrote:
> I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE GUN LAWS IN BRAZIL ARE
LIKE.I
> SAW SOME WEB SITES THAT SAID ITS HARD FOR BRAZILIANS TO
BUY
> GUNS.BUT ON DOCUMENTARYS ABOUT THE AMAZON JUNGLE LOTS OF
> PEOPLE CARRY SINGLE SHOT SHOTGUNS.I DONT THINK THEY CAN BE
> ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS SHOW LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THESE
> SHOTGUNS.DO THEY NEED A LICENSE TO BUY THEM?WHY ALL THE
> SINGLE SHOT BREAKOPEN SHOTGUNS?PLEASE POST ANSWERS ON
> BOARD,THANKS.

My son lives in Brazil 8-9 months out of the year. He is now
asking about getting a gun in the states and shipping it
into brazil. what are the laws relating shipment of a hand
gun into brazil? the laws apparently allow possession of a
gun in the home sitll, correct?

Big KT