Análise crítica sobre o impacto da Política Nacional do Desarmamento no Município de João Pessoa

Abstract

The substantial increase in violence, mainly related to the number of homicides, has concerned and encouraged discussions among public safety specialists, sociologists and politicians on the subject of disarmament in Brazil. The objective of this work is to analyze the national disarmament policy, considering the possible effects of the Disarmament Statute, Law No. 10.826 of December 22, 2003, and its replacement by a less restrictive law that ensures ownership and carrying of firearms more widely available. Therefore, we will analyze the relationship between the national disarmament policy and the decrease in the number of violent crimes, such as homicide, based on a panoramic view on the issue of disarmament in Brazil history, and on the conflict of interest between the state restriction on access to firearms and the alleged right to public safety and self-defense. Moreover, we will try to identify if there is any relation between the number of legal firearms in possession of the population with the increase of violent crimes. Lastly, an analysis of the national disarmament policy and their impact on the city of João Pessoa will be made. The method of study applied in this research was the logical-deductive one, developed based on bibliographic research, books, scientific papers, dissertations and theses related to the topic, as well as research on violence and disarmament policy data from public records, such as the Map of Violence of 2016 and the Nucleus of Criminal and Statistical Analysis (NACE) of the Secretariat of Social Security and Defense (SEDS) of the state of Paraíba.