Abstract
Law nº. 10.826, also known as the “Disarmament Statute”, establishes the psychological assessment as an essential part of the process of the requirement to possessing/carrying guns in Brazil. Normative Instruction n°. 78, of Brazilian Federal Police, makes clear the need to prove psychological aptitude in procedures to the acquisition, register, register renewal, transfer and possession of guns to citizens, as well as to accreditation of gunsmiths and weapon and shooting instructors. Then, psychologists licensed by the Federal Police must perform this assessment according to the current rules and guidelines. This text aims to make considerations about the importance of the psychological assessment to obtain a gun carrying or possession, paying attention to the ethical and technical cautions involved in that. The objective is also to show the rules and guidelines in effect in Brazil, provided by proper institutions, related to this issue.
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