Of course the desiccated old empty suit in the White House makes a political assassination about “gun violence”. Like a broken record.
The differences between our cultures go well beyond just gun laws. It’s simplistic to say we could just do as they do.
An irrelevant article from an American perspective since we have a Constitutional 2nd Amendment.
An interesting article as far as how pathetic other nations people are when it comes to being ruled by their governments.
When a person uses a gun in Japan, it is always reserved for a big-time assassination..
Need to know more about crime in Japan to reach a conclusion on guns vs. no guns.
I’ve heard that the cops and legal system are tough on suspects.
My Japanese d-i-l’s dad had a pistol in his antique collection. A matchlock allegedly from the early 19th century. Japanese firearms technology was ‘frozen’ after the kicked out the Portuguese. Don’t know if it was legal for him to own it.
(if the gun is outlawed, only the outlaw has the gun)
japan can get away with it because they have a societal code the far out weighs the US!! go up to most business after hours and the doors are unlocked. At least thats the way it was when I lived there for 3 1/2 years. the only down side is if they ever got invaded. Japan is an actual peaceful society. they dont have the garbage we do...
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There seems to be a worldwide effort to disarm citizens and criminalize self-defense.
Their current laws were force on them as a conquered nation.
Biden wants Japan to return to the “traditional” slice and dice methods.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/13/inejiro-asanuma-japan-politician-assassinated-1960
Even the Mayor of Nagasaki was gunned down back in 2007.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_27/
It appears that the gun used by the Japanese assassin was homemade.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/08/shinzo-abe-assassin-used-homemade-gun/
(Do I need a sarc tag?)
In comparison to the West, drug abuse is very discouraged in Japan. Drug users are shunned from society.
Did The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Work? No. Here Are The Data. - The Gun Study https://thegunstudy.com/facts-stats/did-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-work-no-here-are-the-data/
On the Military and Civilian History of the AR-15 - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/on-the-military-and-civilian-history-of-the-ar-15/622310/