Reader submission: “Here in Brazil there are many laws that prevent us from carrying a weapon legally, but since nothing in Brazil works, we make our own weapons by hand. This is a .22 caliber made by members of a gang of punks here in my town.” The ammunition also appears to be improvised by inserting a lead bullet into a .22 blank round.
A homemade 9mm submachine gun fitted with a crude, likely very ineffective silencer seized in Sao Paulo on 04/18/2018.
An improvised six-shot 12 gauge shotgun revolver which was seized on August 23, 2018 in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. A 29 year old suspect was charged with its possession.
Illicit home production of lightweight MAC/UZI type submachine guns and silencers uncovered in Brazil. Such weapons can fetch up to 13,000 BRL or the equivalent of around $2,500 USD when sold on the street.
A uniquely configured 9mm SMG with silencer seized in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil on Sunday. It appears to be an evolution of a URU type design reconfigured into a bullpup rifle format with an extra long barrel and receiver integrated stock.
A number of homemade SMGs based on the 2nd of PA Luty’s widespread DIY designs have recently began appearing in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Along with a myriad of decades old locally produced designs, information available via the Internet has evidently began to disseminate there.
