Trump’s pro-gun policies likely to benefit criminal groups in Brazil

The Trump administration’s package of 34 measures to relax gun sales regulations in the US is expected to make it easier for criminal groups in Brazil to obtain heavy weapons, experts in public safety consulted by Agência Brasil say. Among the measures proposed by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) are allowing the purchase of firearms by mail, reducing the time sellers must retain sales records, and relaxing background checks on buyers. President Trump’s more…