| Brazil has the largest number
of gun homicides in the world. An estimated 17 million
firearms are currently circulating in the country,
and incidents of armed violence are alarmingly high.
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Every 15 minutes, someone
dies from a gunshot wound in Brazil; that means over
100 gun deaths every day, some 38,000 every year, and
325,551 in the past decade |
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Most victims are young – aged
between 15 and 24 years old |
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Firearms kill more than motor-vehicle
accidents in Brazil |
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Firearms are the biggest single cause
of death for young males. |
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