Subj : School Massacre at Brazil
To   : Jeff Smith
From : Flavio Bessa
Date : Fri Mar 22 2019 11:55:51

Hello Jeff.

15 Mar 19 17:04, you wrote to me:

 FB>>         In Brazil is extremely difficult to purchase a weapon. It
 FB>> can take months to get a license, you need to prove that you are
 FB>> mentally sane, you need to pass a shooting skills training
 FB>> course, get a permit from the Army (!) and stuff, and yet these
 FB>> things happen.

 JS> If people are determined or driven to kill one or more people. The
 JS> existence of gun laws regardless of how strict is not going to keep
 JS> them from obtaining a firearm. I tend to look at a firearm as a tool.
 JS> By itself, it doesn't hurt or do anything good or bad. It takes a
 JS> person to decide what the firearm is used for. I personally have no
 JS> problems with gun laws that prevent gun onwership or possesion by
 JS> people who A) Haven't been trained in the safe operation of a firearm.
 JS> B) Violent criminal history. C) History of mental or emotional
 JS> instability.

        That's absolutely right. I can only hope that the authorities do their
job into increasing the security for our students...

Flavio

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