Gunmen have attacked a convoy of trucks carrying uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say.
The convoy came under attack as it drove past a community controlled by drug traffickers in Angra dos Reis, a tourist city 145km (90 miles) from Rio.
Police escorting the convoy responded and a shootout followed. No-one was injured or detained.
The convoy reached the Angra 2 plant safely 20 minutes after the attack.
The attack in the Rio-Santos highway is the latest in a series of violent incidents in an area popular with visitors.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47635706
In Brazil, all firearms are required to be registered with the minimum age for gun ownership being 25.[1] It is generally illegal to carry a gun outside a residence, and a special permit granting the right to do so is granted to certain groups, such as law enforcement officers.[2] To legally own a gun, an owner must hold a gun license, which costs R$1000,[2] and pay a fee every three years to register the gun, currently at R$85.[3] Registration can be done online or in person with the Federal Police.[4]
(Score: 3, Touché) by NotSanguine on Friday March 29 2019, @06:28AM (2 children)
Nice straw man you got there.
So tell me, do you think that:
Inquiring minds don't really care, but we're asking anyway.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 29 2019, @04:07PM (1 child)
It's a bit over the top, but can you point at one instance, in any country, where legislators removed or reduced gun controls?
Not court cases that threw out laws, but an actual political body, that revoked a gun control law.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday March 29 2019, @07:52PM
Why don't you answer my question first?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr