40% da população dos EUA têm posse de arma de fogo

A suspect which police are searching for in connection with the shooting of several people at a church in Charleston, South Carolina is seen in a still image from CCTV footage released by the Charleston Police Department June 18, 2015. A white gunman was still at large after killing nine people during a prayer service at an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city's police chief said on Thursday, describing the attack as a hate crime. REUTERS/Charleston Police Department/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS Suspeito de tiroteio em igreja americana é gravado por câmeras de segurança

No comentário desta terça-feira (23), o correspondente internacional Caio Blinder destaca o ataque ocorrido na Igreja Metodista Episcopal Africana Emanuel, na cidade americana de Charleston. O massacre que deixou nove mortos ocorreu há exatamente uma semana.

Nos Estados Unidos, com 310 milhões de habitantes, circulam mais de 270 milhões de armas nas mãos privadas, concentradas em 40% da população. Em termos per capita, os americanos só perdem para o Iêmen.

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