Japan's Gun Law (II)

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(2) Max Fisher, A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths. The Atlantic, July 23, 2012 (blog).
https://www.theatlantic.com/inte ... ting-deaths/260189/

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"The only guns that Japanese citizens can legally buy and use are shotguns and air rifles, and it's not easy to do.

"US gun law begins with the second amendment's affirmation of the 'right of the people to keep and bear arms' and narrows it down from there. Japanese law, however, starts with the 1958 act stating that 'No person shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords,' later adding a few exceptions.