This article analyzes the main results of research that was carried out in 2005, supported by a grant awarded by the National Secretariat of Public Safety (Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública - Senasp/Ministério da Justiça) on the values and meanings attributed to firearms by those who possess them. This is the first piece of research carried out exclusively with firearms owners. Six thousand questionnaire...
This article analyzes the results of research carried out in 2005 on the functioning of the National Arms System as an instrument for management of information on legal possession of firearms. The research won a competitive grant from the National Secretariat of Public Security (SENASP/ Ministry of Criminal Justice.) It seeks to understand how the SINARM - an entity whose importance increased as a result of the...