Japan has some of the world’s strictest gun control laws. Few people in the country own them. Shootings like the one that killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are exceptionally rare.
People queue to offer flowers and prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Zojoji temple prior to his funeral Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Tokyo. Japan has some of the world’s strictest gun control laws. Shootings, such as the one that killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are exceptionally rare.Japanese laws make obtaining a firearm license and legally purchasing a gun an arduous process. Few people in the country own a gun, according to the Small Arms Survey database.
When Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, was assassinated July 8 at age 67, some questioned how this shooting could have happened in a country known for its stringent firearms regulations.laws. But experts PolitiFact reached said the circumstances that led to Abe’s fatal shooting revealed the lengths the perpetrator had to take to circumvent these rules and should not be held as an example of why gun laws don’t work.
Global data show that only a small percentage of Japanese people own firearms. And while Abe’s shooting death is highly visible and shocking, shootings in general are exceptionally rare in Japan, according to law enforcement figures., when military leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi sought to unify the country under his rule after a period of war and chaos, said Nick Kapur, an associate professor of history at Rutgers University who specializes in modern Japan and East Asia.
"One of his first acts was to launch a nationwide ‘sword hunt’ to demilitarize the populace and ensure future stability," Kapur said. "During Japan's long, peaceful Edo period , civilians were strictly forbidden to possess weapons of any kind, including guns, swords, and spears."In 1958, Japan adopted the, which barred civilians from owning firearms and swords, except in certain circumstances. The legal purchase of long guns, i.e.
In Japan, "it is very, very difficult to get hold of a gun," said Satona Suzuki, a lecturer in modern Japanese history at SOAS University of London.
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