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A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths
Even the most basic framework of Japan’s approach to gun ownership is almost the polar opposite of America’s. U.S. 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. In other words, American law is designed to enshrine access to guns, while Japan starts with the premise of forbidding it. The history of that is complicated, but it’s worth noting that U.S. gun law has its roots in resistance to British gun restrictions, whereas some academic literature links the Japanese law to the national campaign to forcibly disarm the samurai, which may partially explain why the 1958 mentions firearms and swords side-by-side.
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theatlantic:
A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths
Even the most basic framework of Japan?s approach to gun ownership is almost the polar opposite of America?s. U.S. 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. In other words, American law is designed to enshrine access to guns, while Japan starts with the premise of forbidding it. The history of that is complicated, but it?s worth noting that U.S. gun law has its roots in resistance to British gun restrictions, whereas some academic literature links the Japanese law to the national campaign to forcibly disarm the samurai, which may partially explain why the 1958 mentions firearms and swords side-by-side.
Read more. [Image: Reuters]
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