According to the polls, what will happen to gun shops in Brazil?

Brazilians went to the polls to answer a simple question: should the sale of guns and ammunition be banned? They were urged to vote ’yes’ by the government, the Catholic church and the United Nations. But instead, by close to two to one, they voted ’no’, which, means gun shops will remain open and, as now, anyone over twenty-five will be able to buy a firearm, subject to background checks.

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