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Brazil votes to allow Air Passengers to Carry Light Firearms
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| 9/15/2001
| Toma's Mano de Carvalho- Alliance Nacional do Brazil
Posted on 09/17/2001 5:15:24 AM PDT by the irate magistrate
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 9:16 PM
Subject: TRT-CA: Fw: [talk] Wow, BRAZIL does it right?
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 11:25 PM
Subject: [talk] Wow
Brazil Parliament Votes To Allow Air Passengers To Carry Light Firearms
From: Thomas Buyea From Tomás Mano de Carvalho
Alliance Nacional do Brasil
9-15-1
RIO DE JANEIRO - To avoid that an aircraft is used as bomb against important buildings, the Brazilian parlament decided today to liberate light weapons (calibre less than 0.38) for all passengers over 21 years old.
As 65% of all Brazilians with income more than US$ 2000 always walks equipped with gun, the government finds it safe and guaranteed that sufficient persons will react against any eventual highjackings.
Extra information will be distributed and presented by the air hostess, when they show the safety equipment they will also inform the passengers to prepare eventual shot with precision, always take aim at chest to avoid that bullets perforate the shell of the aircraft.
The president, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, wanted to make his veto against the proposal, but was rejected by the astounding majority of 234 against 6 votes.
Pass this information to American news-agencies to lighten a new angle in perspective of criminality.
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At least the Brazilian government trusts it's citizens!
What about our foolish policies of victim disarmament?
To: SLB, Lion Den Dan, pocat, jeff head
Light loads?
To: bang_list
Luke 22:36 (KJV) --Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Got sword? (M1 Garand ==>CMP)
No mercy, no quarter!
May the jihadists burn in hell for eternity!
Help speed them on their way!
Molon Labe!
Poll: bin Laden's skull can be best used as an ....
To: the irate magistrate
Incredible - and incredibly WISE!
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:20:19 AM PDT
by
Stallone
To: the irate magistrate
I've been trying to independently verify this item.
It seems to have originated on a site called rense.com.
I am unable to find any reference to "Alliance Nacional do Brasil" via a Google search.
Also, Brazil is a country with rather strict gun control, (and a much higher level of violence than ours, I might add).
I remain skeptical until this can be independently verified.
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:20:32 AM PDT
by
George Smiley
(george.smiley@lycos.com)
To: the irate magistrate, bang_list
us next, I pray
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:20:36 AM PDT
by
packrat01
(but I won't hold my breath)
To: lurker, doug fiedor, dan from michigan
What would be a prefered handgun load to protect against accidental decompression?
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To: the irate magistrate
On another thread with same article, a couple folks said it was a hoax. fyi.
To: George Smiley
I saw this article earlier and decided against posting it because I couldn't verify it and it sounds fishy. I didn't see it at Rense.com but that site, while entertaining, is way out there. It is a good place to go if you want to catch up on the latest UFO sightings or see what the chemtrail community is up to.
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:25:39 AM PDT
by
Movemout
To: George Smiley
I tend to agree with you. I was quite skeptical myself. This could be a bogus report.
How can we check it out?
To: the irate magistrate
Hollow point, perhaps, or Black Talons?
12
posted on
09/17/2001 5:34:06 AM PDT
by
Physicist
(sterner@sterner.hep.upenn.edu)
To: the irate magistrate
Extra information will be distributed and presented by the air hostess, when they show the safety equipment they will also inform the passengers to prepare eventual shot with precision, always take aim at chest to avoid that bullets perforate the shell of the aircraft. WAY TO GO! There is NO alternative.
To: Physicist
The two best known brands are Mag-Safe and Glaser Safety Slugs.
They're not unlike shotshells.
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:36:25 AM PDT
by
George Smiley
(george.smiley@lycos.com)
To: the irate magistrate
this only makes sense when 65% of the population owns a gun. But in America? Chances are only the terrorists will have guns. I am for arming pilots and sky marshalls but allowing passengers to carry guns makes no sense on a flight from Boston to NY for example
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:44:30 AM PDT
by
arielb
To: George Smiley
Glasers are a a shot loaded shell that opens on impact, it travels as a single projectile, but leaves a wound like a point blank shot from a small gauge shot gun
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posted on
09/17/2001 5:46:00 AM PDT
by
E.Allen
To: arielb, fred mertz, squantos
A flight from Boston to NY would be compelling.
If in- flight carry were allowed in our country, some of the liberal legislatures would maybe be forced to consider the Bill of Rights.
To: the irate magistrate
I still suspect the socialist's in our goobermint would make it a revenue based "right"......ie ,..ya gotta have a card, ya gotta have training, ya gotta have frangable ammo etc etc.
Well all I "gotta" do is keep my butt off commercial air or out of any facility or buisness that I can't carry in till common sense comes back out from under whatever rock it's been hiding under of late........
Stay Safe.
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posted on
09/17/2001 6:14:29 AM PDT
by
Squantos
To: the irate magistrate
What would be a prefered handgun load to protect against accidental decompression? Maybe a plastic or nylon bullet at ultrahigh velocity, one which would deform on even light aluminum but would stun or penetrate a highjacker. Something like a training round. I would hate to get hit by one from a few feet away.
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posted on
09/17/2001 7:04:05 AM PDT
by
Sender
To: the irate magistrate
Anyone want to make any bets as to who'll pick the closest date of Brazil's next aircraft hijacking?
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posted on
09/17/2001 7:31:15 AM PDT
by
Marauder
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