Japan is one of the countries with the strictest gun control in the world. The current law, the "Firearms and Swords Control Law," was enacted in 1965 and prohibits the possession of firearms except for the use within authorized duties. Even if there is a professional purpose, the procedure for owning a gun is very complicated. The owner is required to register the firearm (with the police), store the gun and ammunition in a separate locked compartment, and notify the police of its location. In addition, they must have their firearms inspected every year and take an exam every three years to update their license. As a result, the percentage of citizens owning firearms is about 0.3%, the lowest in the world. And firearms account for 3.5% of all homicides in Japan, the second lowest in the world. As of 2018, for example, there were only nine firearm deaths in Japan (Japan’s population: 125 million). In the same year, 39,740 people died from gunshot wounds in the United States. Gun incidents in Japan are mainly cases of use in gang conflicts and modified handguns by some citizens. That is why Shinzo Abe's assassination by a gunshot shocked Japan. I really hope that such a tragic incident will never happen again. If you’d like to learn more about Japanese traditional culture, Kyoto, and social problems in Japan, please check out my channel & subscribe! *The content is based on personal studies and experience There is no intention of denying other theories and cultural aspects

@mobilusinmobili8321

Жыл бұрын

Whats the demographics?

@MichaelBerthelsen

Жыл бұрын

@@mobilusinmobili8321 Most gun owners are over the age of 60, and rural. The Japanese government is trying to get more younger people interested, in order to also help deal with the surging boar population in Japan. Hunters die off, and young people aren't picking up the slack.🤷😓

@ScubaShark--8964

Жыл бұрын

*_RIP Mr. Shinzo Abe_*

@sven9900

Жыл бұрын

im am wondering, how you see medieval Europe Knights or swords

@myrddinemrys1332

Жыл бұрын

Largely the same restrictions in the UK. Only Northern Ireland has weaker restrictions and Scotland allows more guns and you are only allowed them for three reasons. 1. Sporting related and there are restrictions depending upon the sport. 2. Collecting and in this case they are rendered unusable as a weapon. 3. Work, which often falls into one of the first two categories. You are also very limited in the guns you can own. Essentially no handguns but one type, a shotgun with only two cartridges and single shot, bolt action rifles are allowed. Air guns also have a lot of rules surrounding them and are considered a firearm, although depending on power and a few other things are exempt from the firearm and shotgun licences.

Its not japan without having to take a exam at some point

@Alexander-nc4vy

Жыл бұрын

Don’t act like almost every other country doesn’t do it.

@bespokepenguin103

Жыл бұрын

And a mountain of paperwork for every step of the way

@deltagarchomp6052

Жыл бұрын

@@Alexander-nc4vy yeah but every 3 years?

@Alexander-nc4vy

Жыл бұрын

@@deltagarchomp6052 no.

@drogadepc

Жыл бұрын

@@deltagarchomp6052 it makes sense, though. A lot can change in three years and so a person who is mentally apt to use a gun today, might not be 3 years later.

I'm sorry for all these yakuza who have to take an exam every 3 years to keep their guns. Must be humiliating for a gangster.

@jokerobama6857

Жыл бұрын

They don't, that is for people that _Legally_ own a firearm ;)

@edgynuke5007

Жыл бұрын

That’s funny, assuming criminals follow the law.

@rollerskdude

Жыл бұрын

The guy said that criminals aren't allowed to own firearms in Japan... So no Yakuza is ever going to take said exam because: A they aren't allowed, B they're Yakuza... and being identified as a Yakuza means the same thing as death to them and rightly so. So they would never go through legal channels.

@canned3880

Жыл бұрын

@@edgynuke5007 not all yakuza gangs in Japan are about criminal activity, like not all gangs in the US are about criminal activity. They just tend to get in legal trouble more often than normal people

@breadoffender2738

Жыл бұрын

Ironically owning guns legally seems like a very yakuza thing to do

“…modified handguns by some citizens.” Talk about the Shinzo Abe assassination without actually talking about the Shinzo Abe assassination.

@changedpace9169

Жыл бұрын

That was a modified shotgun not handgun

@lauramonjas3131

Жыл бұрын

@@changedpace9169 it wasn't even modified, the "shotgun" Was a pipe gun homemade

@changedpace9169

Жыл бұрын

@@lauramonjas3131 do you know what modified means? Turning a pipe into a shotgun is 100% a modified shotgun.

@COKid96

Жыл бұрын

😂

@wojciechkolaczkiewicz2881

Жыл бұрын

@@changedpace9169 turning commonly used material into firearm is manufacturing. To modify a firearm it have to be firearm before the procedure, and after. Eh. Shotgun to saw-off, semi to auto, pistol to riffle, adding integrated scope etc.

“Most of Japan’s gun violence occurs as a result of gang conflicts” huh, sounds kinda familiar ngl

@josephbolton5199

Жыл бұрын

Actually... That's a narrative that's been forwarded by the gun lobby for years, but is categorically untrue. Gang-related homicides only account for approximately 13% total homicides annually in the US.

@mo_jamma9091

Жыл бұрын

Not in America where gun violence is mixed in with everything to domestic to petty arguments to gangs as well

@Chefdilf

Жыл бұрын

@@mo_jamma9091 suicide by firearm and accidental firearm deaths are also included into overall percentage of firearm deaths. you’ll be surprised how low firearm homicides are in America compared to how many people holding them.

@bob89377

Жыл бұрын

@@mo_jamma9091 yea.. kinda.... Its mainly gang violence by a massive margine tho.

@slydoorkeeper4783

Жыл бұрын

Yep, remove suicides as the vast majority of gun deaths, like 80% of homicides here are gang related.

"Modified handguns made by citizens" ... oh boy

@sativa2050

Жыл бұрын

3D printers have entered chat. 🙈

@maxdixonman

Жыл бұрын

Shinzo Abe exits the chat

@soraltt

Жыл бұрын

@@maxdixonman 😰

@covenantoftheark2924

Жыл бұрын

@@maxdixonman 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jerryokazaki8626

Жыл бұрын

Yeah like that modified gun that killed the former prime Minister such a dark day

I went to gunsmithing school with a young man from Japan, apparently there are a few trap shooters in Japan and they pay very very well to have their guns maintained and improved....

@skyfeelan

Жыл бұрын

idk but I thought trap as the other meaning for a few seconds

@alalalala57

Жыл бұрын

@@skyfeelan omg lololol

@robaldridge6505

Жыл бұрын

@@skyfeelan which other meaning ???? there are lots of meanings for TRAP but only ONE for trap SHOOTING

@sil3ntkn1ght27

Жыл бұрын

@@robaldridge6505 ngl I was thinking different gangs in trap houses having gun battles in the streets at first.

@stfu5004

Жыл бұрын

@@robaldridge6505 I dunno if this is what he meant but there are people called trap who are men cosplaying women who look like women

I love how the first slide/intro background is an airsoft pistol

@erikrivera5946

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because airsoft is huge in Japan

@theRPGmaster

Жыл бұрын

Scary, CO2 gas-powered mayhem, horrifying

@patrol-to-survival

Жыл бұрын

@@theRPGmaster not even CO2, that is a green gas mag

@Gripmagic

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese want firearms so bad, the airsoft obsession is evidence of that. The Japanese will legit spend big dollars on real firearm accessories imported from other countries for their airsoft kit.

@definitlynotbenlente7671

25 күн бұрын

​@@patrol-to-survivalaorsoft is legal in japan

When you’re a Yakuza overlord but still have to go take an exam to keep your tiny pistol

@StopMoshin

7 ай бұрын

That implies criminals get their guns legally.

@hoppinggnomethe4154

5 ай бұрын

No, pistols are illegal to own in Japan. The Yakuza simply get guns the illegal way. The most recent Yakuza shootings were in 2019 and 2024. The guns they used were outlawed in Japan

So there’s just an clipart for 3 middle aged women holding firearms..?😭 Help why do I have 10k likes 🧍🏻

@mira.r

Жыл бұрын

It's clipart, not an Emoji. Also, it was made because there was an incident when some old Japanese ladies used pellet guns to shoot monkeys that were bothering them.

@KusunokiSG47

Жыл бұрын

Onna Bushi in sengoku period use naginata Onna Bushi in modern times utilizes pew pew

@ghaniKSW2

Жыл бұрын

@@mira.r huh..... i actually heard about that before and I'm not quite sure if I should be confused on how or why

@tonypeppermint5329

Жыл бұрын

@@mira.r Huh. How was the aftermath?

@VonSnuggles1412

Жыл бұрын

Granny and the soccer mom's making sure no one steps on their turf

The last time the Japanese all had lots of guns they made the Geneva Convention into a checklist

@thesquiddler

Жыл бұрын

Weren’t the Germans helping them out too?

@brandocalrissian3294

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you for that.

@DirtyLittleRat

Жыл бұрын

Dark but funny

@mr.powell8817

Жыл бұрын

Nevermind how the average citizen wasn't allowed them

@StompaJay

Жыл бұрын

Japan: Geneva Convention? More like geneva Suggestions.

They have one of the lowest firearm homicides, that’s great but now let’s talk about the 41% homicides caused by stabbings 💀

@skybirdprojects5489

Жыл бұрын

I think I'd prefer getting shot over getting stabbed...

@daltonparker7792

Жыл бұрын

Let’s talk about how that number is still lower than the number of people shot and killed by police alone in the US. Not counting suicides, injuries, accidental injury or death, homicide, or gang violence. Just the police.

@Chefdilf

Жыл бұрын

@@daltonparker7792 well yeah I agree, the us is larger in population so higher crime rate But did you know all gun deaths are grouped together in the statistics? All suicides, and self defense shooting are included with homicides and gang violence? Even accidental discharges. Gun or knife doesn’t change the mind of someone wanting to kill, just what tool they use. Fun fact: There’s actually a bunch of mass stabbings in a year than mass shootings. Most countries out lawed guns so all countries added up including usa, there’s statistically more stabbing deaths for civil population in the whole world compared to guns.

@daltonparker7792

Жыл бұрын

@@Chefdilf 1. No, gun deaths are not grouped together, that shows that you’ve not actually tried to do any research. 2. Larger population does not change statistics since it’s per capita, not case by case, and yet statistically and net wise, the US still has more violent crimes, of all kinds. And 3. No, there are not more stabbings than mass shootings, unless you compare all stabbings from the entire world compared to just the US’s gun crime rates. Also, no such thing as a mass stabbing, since the comparison is 3-7 people getting stabbed in one incident vs 10-60 people getting shot in a single mass shooting. There are ample sources and verified sites for the statistics and numbers you need, don’t spout stuff like this to try to bring everyone down because they don’t agree.

@Chefdilf

Жыл бұрын

@@daltonparker7792 in the US alone, all gun deaths are grouped together, this means all suicides are also combined with homicides as far as gun related deaths, and by comparing world statistics, there are more deaths by stabbings than there are shootings in the whole world combined But in America, there are more shootings than stabbings Most countries have guns outlawed And when I’m talking population, I’m speaking of higher density areas will tend to have more crimes than lower density areas For example, New York has more crime than a Town called Comfort, Texas.

It’s pretty similar in Germany and it works very well

@Cameron-mw5cr

5 ай бұрын

“Works really well” yeah works really well to keep the civilian population completely defenseless and reliant on the government

@doncomuna378

2 ай бұрын

Toda revolução começa sem armas nas mãos do povo. Será que todos os americanos possuíam rifles em 1760 ?​@@Cameron-mw5cr

@the_irs_real

12 күн бұрын

​@@doncomuna378yes actually thats kind of the whole reason why a continental army could be formed

Japanese gun control sounds very similar to Australian gun control, except it adds way more steps. Basically everything before when you say "in addition" is true for owning a gun in Australia, and everything after is not.

@blacksnapper7684

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I live in the southern United States life without a gun is waaaaaaaay to dangerous for me and my family

@LastBastion

Жыл бұрын

But Japanese is better, they can still use their Airsoft 😂

@amarimochi

Жыл бұрын

@@LastBastion But you don't need a airsoft gun. And if you really want to fire a gun-like toy, just get a gel blaster.

@tonypeppermint5329

Жыл бұрын

@@amarimochi Well, expect meeting up with some buddies at a airsoft club to shoot at each other.

@CaptainNomae

Жыл бұрын

@@amarimochi Australia is trying to restrict that too.

Mean while every Asian that’s Japanese in Ohio owns a gun

@alyssat7809

Жыл бұрын

You literally could have just said every Japanese person in Ohio owns a gun

@unifiedhorizons2663

Жыл бұрын

@@alyssat7809 ok i'll fix it

@maxgamerflame9651

Жыл бұрын

@@unifiedhorizons2663 Gigachad never does

@grindcoreninja6527

Жыл бұрын

I'm not Japanese, but I was born and raised in Ohio. I'm pretty sure I was handed a gun when I came out the womb.

@NemyacX

Жыл бұрын

@@unifiedhorizons2663 you didnt fix it dummy

Now I’m curious what the weapon that contributes to the highest homicide percent is

@scottmccloud9029

Жыл бұрын

Kitchen knife.

@foxisglee

Жыл бұрын

Knife but still lower than US

@FrangkyMind

8 ай бұрын

​@@foxisgleestill lower than UK

@rts0fft0ya16

Ай бұрын

Karate

Shout out to everyone who noticed that that pistol in the close up was a gbb airsoft pistol

@theRPGmaster

Жыл бұрын

Like I said in another comment: When there's guns, you find the smart ones.

Japanese: Have no guns to kill eachother with Also Japanse: Fine, I'll do it myself

@bobberry1463

Жыл бұрын

I mean wirh basically with only 0.3% and all these rules there still gun death.

@ctromsky5729

Жыл бұрын

@@bobberry1463 9 gun deaths in a year is pretty acceptable, considering some other countries get that every few minutes or less.

@thelag152

Жыл бұрын

@@ctromsky5729 Yeah but because of that the amount of mass knife deaths and other forms of death are way higher than normal.

@ctromsky5729

Жыл бұрын

@@thelag152 I mean the homicide rate in Japan in 2020 was .3 for 100,000 people period. They have super low homicide and almost no gun homicide so I don't really get your point.

@ctromsky5729

Жыл бұрын

And sure you can bring up mass stabbing incidents in a lot of countries but mass stabbings don't tend to leave the giant body counts that mass shootings do. One incident in 2019 resulted in 19 deaths, a very uncommon occurrence but still well below what we'd call an average mass shooting in America depending on the year. I mean in 2019 there were 434 mass shootings resulting in 517 deaths and 1,643 injuries, for a total of 2,160 victims. Any way you want to look at it that's outlandish, to call Japan's "knife attack" rate high in comparison to the USA's gun attack rate is just being willfully generous towards the USA

I’m not surprised the law is called the “Firearms and *Swords* control law”

@codym5352

Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile you're twice as likely to get stabbed in Tokyo than you are to get shot in Chicago. Everyone forget about that guy in Japan a few years ago who walked into an elementary school and stabbed like 20-30 kids? JUST because they have less gun related crime, doesn't mean they have less crime. Japanese women being unable to carry anything to effectively defend themselves is also why 75% of Japanese women report being groped on public transportation too. But hey, if gun control works someone should tell that to Shinzo Abe

@car_soup9452

Жыл бұрын

@@codym5352 Yo don't forget sexual assault incidences!

@kgapaneseschoolgirlb

Жыл бұрын

@@codym5352 You realise that Tokyo has nearly 5x the population of Chicago right? Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, Tokyo ain’t an exception to that either even though it’s extremely populous and densely packed. I don’t see where your point is…

@w1z4rd9

Жыл бұрын

@@kgapaneseschoolgirlb Cmon don't bring logical thinking into a statement with statistics but then nothing than a blind narrative! You can't!!

@Re-2005

Жыл бұрын

@@kgapaneseschoolgirlb We can play the same stats with Gun control in the US as you love to compare the entirety of the US with a smaller population country

0.3%!?!?! Now I know why gangster have these badass hand to hand combats 😲

Other places: Oh no, he has a gun Japan: Holy sh**! How did he even have a gun?!

Unrelated, but that's a beautiful kimono you are wearing!

@anas-432

Жыл бұрын

Yh that’s a samurai kimono!

@SPQR103

Жыл бұрын

It is tho🤌

@Lasanga95

Жыл бұрын

I agree i'ts Pretty and has a nice color.

@chr_mehearts

Жыл бұрын

hes dripped outta his mind goddamn..,,

@franko8572

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, my grandma made it.

Reminds me of an incredible manga, "I Am a Hero." It's a zombie story set in Japan, and the way it handled Japanese citizen's general "I don't want to get involved" leading to the multiplying outbreak was stark and haunting. The main character actually owns a rifle, and the extensive otaku ramblings of the protagonist on gun safety and gun responsibility were really impressive. I'm not even into zombie apocalypse stuff but I was so enamored and hooked on that one. The atmosphere was suffocatingly real.

@X-SPONGED

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I remember that movie. It ended in a Tunnel fight, right ? The MC was imagining holding a rifle in the streets to kill a zombie but in reality it's just in his imagination and the real rifle was still in his bag.

@FFXI_Addict

Жыл бұрын

@@X-SPONGED snap, they made a movie of it? Yeah, that's the one.

@ladylark10884

Жыл бұрын

ive seen that manga in barnes and nobles before, maybe i should read it one day

@tricorne.953

Жыл бұрын

I watched the movie. I laughed when the dude at the beggining was like "If this was america I would've shot you." Or something like that

@rartros717

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah i watche the movie is great!

In Japan, you also have to get a license to own a Katana.

Yeah but how many people die from a billion other situations that could have been avoided if the victims had been able to own firearms like armed burglaries were a person is stabbed to death and so on this doesn't make things safer at all it just makes the majority of law abiding citizens unable to adequately deffend there selves and more susceptible to crimal violence leading to more brazen criminals

@theghoulishgay8943

4 ай бұрын

They have a lower violent crime rate than the us

@ratofvengence

3 ай бұрын

Feel free to compare the Japan and US homicide rates. A hint; one is TWENTY FOUR TIMES WORSE than the other....

Meanwhile at the ex prime minister’s speech…..

@vestal3430

Жыл бұрын

Funny how it was a homemade gun, all bc the dude was from the military

@thomasflores7817

Жыл бұрын

@@vestal3430 you don’t need military experience to build a gun, you just need a hardware store. He could have killed the dude with pvc pipe, a potato, and enough Co2

@yassopicasso6375

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasflores7817 thanks for the information

@Phoenixrises113

Жыл бұрын

@@vestal3430 I know people that have created "legal guns" from nothing and they were NEVER in the military.

@mfbooty_smacker

Жыл бұрын

As long as you can shoot a projectile at a high speed through a tube, you can kill someone.

ngl I was anticipating he'd mention the Edo period again

@ukaszditengou648

Жыл бұрын

Well back in the edo period, gun crime was surprisingly low. The shogun outlawed any kind of assault rifles and made mandatory digital registration for every firearm... Wait no I'm a little confused

@capt.raptor4650

Жыл бұрын

@@ukaszditengou648 _had me in the first half_

I love how the only photo of a “gun” is just a Airsoft gun. You can tell by the bronze circle on the mag aka the gas fill hole.

@theRPGmaster

Жыл бұрын

I love how many people actually caught that. When there's guns, you find the smart ones. Most of us are quite detail-oriented, it seems.

If I'm not mistaken, civilians were prohibited of owning swords in Japan during the XVI century because of social control.

@Justin-yt7pi

Жыл бұрын

It was enacted to prevent the population from rebelling

@Nekophiliac

Жыл бұрын

Was it honestly useful to use Roman numerals instead of “16th”? Who TF does this?!

@kempeioniiko7916

Жыл бұрын

@@Nekophiliac People who have respect for history

@silonolm8946

Жыл бұрын

@@Nekophiliac many people in Europe/Asia. It’s not very uncommon.

@SetuwoKecik

Жыл бұрын

@@kempeioniiko7916 if you're truly has any "respect" towards history you'd suggest to use eastern numerals instead, since the context is about Japan 😉

As usual, the criminals will get their hands on guns regardless. Gun control or not

@kjl3080

Жыл бұрын

Considering the fact the guy who assasinated the goddamn prime minister couldn’t find a gun and had to make his own means that it’s hard for criminals too

@kristiankonev5190

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,overkill gun control just stunts law abiding citizens

@BetterDeadthenRed1991

Жыл бұрын

TL:DR they tried. they failed.

@Thomanski

Жыл бұрын

So what? Gun control still helps in reducing violence

@foxisglee

Жыл бұрын

So? People wants to make it lower not 0

In japan instead of quiet kid there is a samurai kid dual wielding paper knife

To usually have a firearm in Japan without having a license you would have to build it from scratch. It’s a very risky loophole that you can’t own a gun but buying the parts to build it is another story

@nidohime6233

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but very few knows how to make it, and less the materials to make one. That's why the assassination of Japan's prime minister was so shocking.

@mariosebastiani3214

Жыл бұрын

And getting your hands on bullets another one too.

@bobtehdinosaur

Жыл бұрын

@@nidohime6233 firearms are actually very simple to construct. Firearms have existed since the 12th century so it's actually very primitive technology, just like the one that killed Shinzo Abe.

@robaldridge6505

Жыл бұрын

3/4" pipe is a 12 gauge shotgun barrel.. buy it at ANY hardware store

@Ghostmaxi1337

Жыл бұрын

@@robaldridge6505 ah yes the classic, 2 pipe parts 1 shot shotgun.

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“Except for some modified handguns” doing a lot of heavy lifting past couple of months

@codym5352

Жыл бұрын

Shinzo Abe was murdered by a hardware store shotgun made out of 2 pipes duct taped to a block of wood, but of course he ignores that and blames it all on "modified handguns" funny if Japan doesn't have guns in the first place, how are people modifying them?

@reptilesarecool6739

Жыл бұрын

@@codym5352 dude you’re taking my little shitpost very seriously, I know the Shinzo Abe gun was fully homemade, I know Japan has very few gun deaths.

Japanese kids having to take a test in order to use their nerf gun:

RIP: Shinzo Abe Super unfortunate.

@hamishmacdonald8593

Жыл бұрын

not especially

@henrykwieniawski7233

Жыл бұрын

@@hamishmacdonald8593 Found the leftist.

@hamishmacdonald8593

Жыл бұрын

@@henrykwieniawski7233 guilty

@lilacbombs_5197

Жыл бұрын

one less fascist ❤️

@uberd3323

Жыл бұрын

Wow you’re so cool and virtuous for pretending to care about [[Current Event]]! Take all my reddit gold!

irl japan : *super strict rules about gun ownership to the point where barely anyone owns them* meanwhile in anime : "i have a spirit bond with my gun that i keep as a fancy bracelet and carry to highschool every day in case a mob of gun wielding demon monsters show up and want to get revenge on my assassin parents that also have a lot of gun!"

@ulyssesdelamora3856

Жыл бұрын

@@ikaiko8612 ratio

@ziglind

Жыл бұрын

@@ulyssesdelamora3856 💀

@YaBoiDoi

Жыл бұрын

Least worded light novel title.

@tommycarrizal1656

Жыл бұрын

Yuyu Hakusho?

@OneAngryVelociraptor

Жыл бұрын

Also irl Japan: Shoots prime minister with pipe shot gun proving gun control doesn't work.

“Hurr durr Pipe go *bang*”

Id like to know more about their sword laws. Im a swordsman and i know that its an iconic weapon developed and passed down in japan

I am surprised he didn't talk about the recent murder in Japan.

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

Right?

@DaveTex2375

Жыл бұрын

It's not the tools, or lack thereof, that limit evil. It's the will to do evil that causes it. The suicide rate in Asian countries is far greater than in the US and the west in general. Nothing to do with availability of guns.

@sussybakagaming2613

Жыл бұрын

That has nothing to do with the gun control debate?

@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695

Жыл бұрын

@@sussybakagaming2613 except that firearm was built out of pipes, wood ,a battery and thin wire( inplace of a slow burning rope aka matchlock tec), charcoal, salt Peter found in urine (but he probably bought fertilizer in place of urin harvesting) and ball bearings found on any machine in modern existence Using muzzle loader matchlock technology from the 1600s try regulating that out of existence so this has everything to do with the gun control debate

@Songbird645

Жыл бұрын

@@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695 As far as I know it is not found in urine... It could be made from it but that's a really long manufactoring process requiring he didn't have and could not do.

Those numbers for firearm ownership doesnt take into account the unregistered firearms. So the actual percentage could be higher.

@bluephoenix7565

Жыл бұрын

*is

@thewalking4473

Жыл бұрын

@@Svea_LifeGuards Arisaka* (Sorry, had to. Also sick name)

@skibur848

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t think that theres much business for unregistered firearms in Japan outside of the mob

@roybiv7018

Жыл бұрын

@@skibur848 Even in the USA, where guns outnumber citizens, there is a robust market for unregistered firearms among law abiding citizens. In most of the country this is completely legal. In places where citizens were forced to register all firearms, like New York State, Australia, etc. compliance with registration is estimated to be as low as 3%. So not just a mob thing.

@apalsnerg

Жыл бұрын

Nope. People don't break laws. That's why they exist.

It’s also a throwback to the samurai class only carrying swords. The rural class was disarmed to keep them in line. Only the elite carried swords back in the day

*The slammy blammy from home Depot has entered the chat*

Even such stringent gun laws can't keep the crazies at bay as seen with Japan's recent assassination incident. It must have been so shocking for a nation where gun related incidents are almost non-existent.

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@0percentskill542

Жыл бұрын

Glad to someone with sense.

@justusvonhugo9570

Жыл бұрын

Way make murder wenn people still so it right ?

@kishicavali5950

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, one guy gets shot in Japan is comparable the the weekly mass shootings in the US

@GunNr-

Жыл бұрын

@@kishicavali5950 That is an over exaggeration. And even if it weren’t, most cases could’ve been stopped by someone with a gun. Case in point, Indiana mall.

Japan is a country where you can find a bullet riddled body in a field, and the police will simply label it as a missing person. Not a murder victim, a missing person. Cuz that looks better on records. This makes it extremely hard to get a realistic view of crime in Japan, without living there

@Cold_Cactus

Жыл бұрын

I keep telling people this when they bring up japan for gun control arguments , its not even a secret that if a body turns up with 100 bullet holes its not labeled a gun death till somone is convinced... it dont matter of you caught the shooter or not person was still shot to death but it won't be recorded that way less they catch the shooter so like you said gun crime is severely under reported so as to make the illusion they have almost no gun violence which as we've all seen recently is bogus

@leer6871

Жыл бұрын

What’s your source on this. Whats supposed to make me take your word over the original poster.

@fauxsorcier

Жыл бұрын

@@leer6871 user goomba genocide, must be Japan expert

@ka7al958

Жыл бұрын

One Piece fans are the most likely to die from gun violence, and the police does not care to report any of them, they only care about the Jojo community, it's very hard to get true numbers. We can all say some BS without any source, mr Japan expert.

@shanebodden443

Жыл бұрын

How do you know this?

wonder why it works in japan but cant work here in america

@epRivera

Жыл бұрын

Because Japan doesn't have a massive gun culture. Gun ownership was a right at the very start of the country, and with not much time passing since, it's guns are still extremely prevalent. People take much pride in their guns, so imagine how bad it would be to take them away. It'd end up worse than prohibition

@spongeintheshoe

Ай бұрын

Because we refuse to do it in America.

One of the advantages of being an island, the ability to effectively regulate what enters your country.

@BrainEatPenguin

Жыл бұрын

That’s generally an advantage for the government, not the people.

Who needs guns ? *"Shiroyama" starts playing "

@takeandbakejake3271

Жыл бұрын

That song is very addictive.

Me on my way to 3D print my guns

@SilusValeriusVT

Жыл бұрын

Based and yakuza pilled kekw

@frederickt8423

Жыл бұрын

You're in luck. 3D printers that carve out metal now exist too

@entonduck

Жыл бұрын

@@frederickt8423 you can also do it with plastic but it's not so reliable, the ammo might be stuck in the gun and then shoot off after 10 seconds

@puddingninja

Жыл бұрын

Or you could make one out of pipes I think something was about that in the news recently

@dankmango_

Жыл бұрын

People in Japan have been arrested and given very harsh sentences for 3d printing guns

You see taking them away just made them be a little more creative in their methods didn't change the homicide right at all. They just changed what they were using.

@pezvonpez

Жыл бұрын

Homicide right? Did you mean rate? It... did... change the homicide rate. What? Are you using one guy as an example for why murder weapons are ok?

Time to chose my melee build

Super intresting topic, please do a longer video, with more deep diving in the subject, like histrory, sports shooting etc

@angrydragon4574

Жыл бұрын

A quick Google search can answer your questions. But last I checked it's nearly impossible to get a license unless you're an Olympic sports shooter.

Meanwhile the guy who killed shinzo Abe: I'm Gonna Do What's Called A Pro Gamer Move

@theRPGmaster

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, most people don't realize that all it takes is some common materials in a pipe. It's not possible control. You can only control those who already follow the law.

@bishop51807

Жыл бұрын

@@theRPGmaster One guy with A two shot pipe is better than having someone mag dump a crowd at a speech like with Gabrielle Giffords. Mass shootings happen on the regular in the U.S but not in Japan.

@foxisglee

Жыл бұрын

Most of people are hating the point that he killed him but lot people agree with his background and the reason why he killed him. It’s religious thing

Meanwhile in America we just send our kids to the local walmart with 20 bucks to pick one up for us

Am I the only one that finds the little drawings holding guns hilarious 😂

Rest in peace to Shinzo Abe

Gun control all depends on the culture already in place in said country as well for how effective it'll actually be.

@Passw0rdYT

Жыл бұрын

and in Japan, it probably has one of the worst effects. ever wondered why sexual assault statistics are so high in Japan? it might have something to do with that fact that a person attempting to force themselves on another is presented with no deterrent, risk, or immediate consequences. you're not going to try to rape someone if you think you might get shot trying. the gun control may not be the root cause of this stuff, but it's absolutely an enabling factor. if the u.s's gun laws were introduced in Japan, I guarantee that rape statistics would plummet

@SaraphDarklaw

Жыл бұрын

@@Passw0rdYT And more people will die. No, the reason they attack women is because they know they’ll get away with it. Japan doesn’t pursue cases of sexual violence aggressively. And neither does the United States if we’re real.

@Thiccness_Is_Delicious

Жыл бұрын

@Sam Wallace it actually isn't sexual assault in Japan is well known and common its not just a trope or stereotype it is a fact, for example america may have a gun violence problem or just a violence problem in general but Japan has extreme social ones. SouthKorea is another example while having the most advqnced city in the world (seoul) their extremely greedy and obsessed with money and treat orphans like animals and the mentally ill as well, every country has its problems the "grass is greener over the hill" so to speak.

@AlCatSplat

Жыл бұрын

@@Passw0rdYT What if the rapist shoots first?

@Passw0rdYT

Жыл бұрын

@@AlCatSplat then they're not trying to rape you. they're trying to kill you. the thing about that is people who would just up and shoot a person like that are hard to come by. people generally like to have reasons before they do things. even most robbers and muggers wouldn't have the balls to actually pull the trigger if someone isn't cooperating. that would make everything more trouble than it's worth. that being said, what if the rapist shoots first? they won't. they want easy targets. even if they have a gun, you having a gun too puts you at equal odds, which is something scumbags like that don't like. they want someone weaker than them. they want to have the utmost advantage, and most of them don't have the balls to act if they don't.

Sounds like more countries should take note

@seancssu

Жыл бұрын

More murder happens per capita in England with knives than in America with guns. I’d rather not be carved up by a homeless person with no way to defend myself or my family. Sexual assault must be really easy in unarmed societies

@yuhboijosiah8083

Жыл бұрын

More countries should take note to make sure they're doing the opposite as Japan, yes.

@FrangkyMind

8 ай бұрын

should take note about not following japan? sounds about right

US: Need 3 Step to buy a gun Japan: Need 10 Step + A LOT OF PAPERWORK

@3dbee47

Жыл бұрын

Nah the USA is more than 3 steps

@nathanhale7444

Жыл бұрын

Select, buy and take home. The rest is illegal hoops they want people to jump through.

@definitlynotbenlente7671

25 күн бұрын

It is like that in most countries You must really want a firearm and be able to show you are able to handle the responsibility of owning one Unlike the us where every nutcase can buy one you do not let anyone drive a car right? So why should anyone be able to buy weapons freely?

I just bought a Glock 17 pistol in California recently. The whole process took about 15 days altogether in order to take legal possession of the weapon. I can only imagine that the process in Japan must take 3 times longer to obtain a firearm over there.

@Gh05tk3y

Жыл бұрын

Crap dude, when I got my Glock 27 in Pennsylvania it only took about a hour. I knew California was stricter but that's insane.

@merdicmagic6171

Жыл бұрын

Switzerland is over 2 weeks some times. With alot of paperwork

@thetrutha2177

Жыл бұрын

So did you, the shop or the state screw up? It only takes 10 days (10 days too many) to get a gun.

@KillerofGods

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, the gun stores know if you pass your background check within the hour. The other days are useless and just give local police time to put a hold on it for some reason or gives you time to "cool off"

@KillerofGods

Жыл бұрын

@@thetrutha2177 Could be a county thing.

Just like here in malaysia, NOBODY can own a gun without license.. you can get jailed for 7 years and a possible fine up to RM10k wich like 300000 yen

@anriug

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if america did that

@mbryson2899

Жыл бұрын

@@anriug We did in California. No real difference. Ask residents of Oakland, SF, Stockton, parts of LA, et cetera... Economics overrules tools of crime.

@henrykwieniawski7233

Жыл бұрын

@@anriug Illinoisans have that. You need a FOID card to purchase or possess a firearm and a myriad of other things, yet Chicago is one the most dangerous places in the US; there are shootings every week.

@gravesidepoet5405

Жыл бұрын

@@anriug you’d experience that exactly 1 entire day.

@AlCatSplat

Жыл бұрын

@@mbryson2899 It only works if all states do it.

And then there is the suicide rate. From NIH dot gov: "What is the suicide rate in Japan compared to the US? Overall, age-adjusted mortality rates from suicide in Japan were almost twice as high for males and almost three times higher for females compared with the United States. The rates for males were about three times higher than females within Japan, and about four times higher within the United States." About 2/3rds of gun deaths in America are typically suicides.

Easiest country to invade

@ferdiansyahhilmi3016

Жыл бұрын

🇨🇳 hahaha

@88Expert

Жыл бұрын

Now why would the US invade japan?

@88Expert

Жыл бұрын

Also japan is one of the hardest country to invaded

Is this why you have a katana on your belt and not a holster

Meanwhile in America: 11 firearms per 10 citizens

@tylerdurden4080

Жыл бұрын

Those a rookie numbers, we need to bump them up.

@atlaselectric906

Жыл бұрын

The more the merrier! …really

I am german, and part of the (perhaps even traditional) culture of Sports shooting with Airrifles (and pistols), i am playing a game with a japanese man and asked out of curiosity about airguns (as they are rather simple(er) to get in germany) but even airguns are hard to get in japan.

Literally 1984

Viva o Japão! 🇧🇷🤝🇯🇵

Well this didn't age well, RIP Mr.Shinzo Abe🙏

@inkmage4084

Жыл бұрын

Anyone who wants to kill, and be bad is going to get a gun.. It's going to get crazier, as 3D printed guns get faster and easier to make.

@stevenliang3213

Жыл бұрын

Even with that, gun deaths in Japan is rare

@npcc2009

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenliang3213 there's only 1 person that dies from gunshot in Japan once a year

@calicobagels

Жыл бұрын

@@npcc2009 oh, really?

Japanese: *警視庁* Taiwanese: *警察局,派出所* Me as Taiwanese: **Visible comfusion**

@munkhazaya29

Жыл бұрын

Could be cause the US has many forms of police. Metropolitan Police deal with city’s and don’t have enforcement outside of them, that’s the job of the County sheriffs to be law enforcement in county’s which contain multiple city’s or townships (which cants afford a police department or too little people) if a criminal goes into multiple county’s then state troopers will chase them if they go to multiple states then the FBI will come after them

Imagine all the people that could have defended themselves if they had a gun

US: Don't write it down! Don't write it down!

Sounds alot like the UK in alot of regards, excluding Northern Ireland of course.

@withersheep9009

Жыл бұрын

Well its not like most firearms in Nothern Ireland are obtained legally

@toomanyaccounts

Жыл бұрын

and the UK now has more gun crime then when they had no gun control

@DaniTheGunsmith

Жыл бұрын

* My Little Armalite intensifies *

This Hits different after what happened to Shinzo Abe. RIP.

@toomanyaccounts

Жыл бұрын

even in max security prisons inmates build guns and gunpowder and ammo from what is available.

@iluvwhtchix

Жыл бұрын

How does it hit different? That assassin's handmade gun was one of the years gun deaths that's equal to daily gun deaths in the U.S.

@absolootdisaster1060

Жыл бұрын

@@iluvwhtchix but it was used to assassinate a former country leader. When exactly was the last time a US leader was assassinated either in or out of office?

@absolootdisaster1060

Жыл бұрын

@@iluvwhtchix we're talking about a former prime minister, dude. when was the last time that a US leader was game-ended by a gun?

@nickelakon5369

Жыл бұрын

@@iluvwhtchix gun death statistics are blown very askew by including suicides. Also trend shows that the stricter the gun control, the more firearm homicides in the area, whereas the states with the least amount of gun control have the lowest firearm homocides.

From what I've heard even airsoft guns can't be metal

America could really learn a lesson

@iambird5875

4 ай бұрын

It works in Japan since they've been doing this for years

@Lunaorca

Ай бұрын

Yet, Japan criminal cases are also grousume, i recommed you watch these cases

@whateverwhatever4026

Ай бұрын

Is that why the majority of harm caused by LEGAL 🔫 are sewerslides, and Japan does MORE of that without them? Maybe you could learn what you're talking about instead?

@Karson_Phelps

Ай бұрын

@@whateverwhatever4026 America could learn the lesson of not having guns for homicidal people to get without question, and the health care system

@whateverwhatever4026

Ай бұрын

@@Karson_Phelps 🤦🏿‍♂️ Or you could just learn to reeeead?

I have Japanese neighbors that moved to the US here and they love their guns and freedom. They never had to fear for their life here unlike the media portrays the US as.

@hxllucinogenics

Жыл бұрын

Uh huh, the ‘media’ is the one portraying us like that.

@SeudXe

Жыл бұрын

@@hxllucinogenics Yes? Do you not see shootings all over the news demonizing guns? When they don't cover anything when a law abiding citizen uses the gun for self defense?

@TheROZOZOZO

Жыл бұрын

@@hxllucinogenics correct.

@FrangkyMind

8 ай бұрын

why would you trust the media in the first place?

What about deactivated guns is that legal?

Glad I live in the United States.

As you mention that there is a „Firearms and sword control law“, what about the swords? Is there an easy distinction between sharp swords which are made to be weapons and swords which are made for being used in sports etc.? This seems to be difficult to me as I would assume that some swords made for peaceful use may still be dangerous when sharpened, even if these are far away from the quality of a „real“ weapon.

@str2010

Жыл бұрын

Iirc, he mentioned that the license has to be constantly updated, and there are rules for ceremonial and sporting swords. If you go out in public, you'd probably stick out like a sore thumb

@ezramiller8936

Жыл бұрын

What is a real weapon? And what denotes it from another tool being used in a lethal manner? Also is it still a weapon if the user never had the capacity to use it in a harmful way and only ever used it as another tool for a different purpose, without greatly modifying its primary purpose like a knife and cutting.

@canned3880

Жыл бұрын

@@ezramiller8936 guns and most swords don't have used other than killing someone. Something like a knife does

@HorusHerotic

Жыл бұрын

@@canned3880 millions o swords are used for decoration. I'm looking at several now. Civilized people can refrain from murdering others.

@canned3880

Жыл бұрын

@@HorusHerotic in Japan at least there are regulations on what decorational swords can be like, and my state has similar laws that limit their sharpness or require them to created blunt in the first place. If you just want guns as decoration then put up some mock/air soft weapons

Huh... I probably own more guns than you own swords.

Wait... Only 0.3% of citizens have guns but guns make up over 3% of all homicides? That's a higher ownership to homicide rate than the USA.

That's why Kiryu never uses guns

In the second picture the man is holstering….. an Airsoft pistol!

@theRPGmaster

Жыл бұрын

Those small plastic balls hurt... I'm outraged

Strictest gun control in the world…prime minister still gets capped

@user-fl6ww3rs5q

Жыл бұрын

FR, if I was him I would have been pissed that I wasn’t killed by something cool like a sword 😔

Meanwhile the Yakuza owns RPGs for fun...

And that is so much better than the US

My brother was wondering about that yesterday, thanks!

Ever heard of Luty? The British guy?

@jokerobama6857

Жыл бұрын

Ever heard of Jstark? The German guy?

Can't have a gun just make one yourself

Those who are not armed are at the mercy of government and are victims of crime.

The major thing that keeps me, a collector, from moving… well, that and not winning the lotto or speaking the language. :-D.

@eternalgreenknight

Жыл бұрын

@@Svea_LifeGuards where I’m at 16 is considered just getting started. If you caught Mosinitis as you start collecting (91/30s were $65 each circa 2008) and try to get a few of the various manufacturers/models of Mosin you’re already at several- even if you limited yourself to a 91, 91/30, and t53 that’s 3... Go back to the 1700s with a flintlock or two and a couple percussions and interesting conversions from the 1800s, then some other early breech loading types, a few types of shotguns (double barrel, pump, semi-auto)… it adds up real fast and you’re probably at 15-16 total and barely into the 1900s, much less pistols like S&W revolvers or 1911s. Other than the Mosins, that’s not even scratching the surface of WWI stuff… Mausers, Enfields, Springfields. Add in a couple modern things like ARs and Glocks and a .22 pistol and rifle for teaching/plinking and you’re easily past 20 without trying. Can’t imagine needing to justify to anyone. That said… I’d love to run across an early Husqvarna someday just so I can have a gun from the same company as my mower, chainsaw, and weed-eater. :-)

@justcallmejudge

Жыл бұрын

@@Svea_LifeGuards last ive heard, sweden isnt a hostile country that has citizens running around with firearms just because their favourite celebrity said that "their freedom is threaten". so i'd say let them keep their guns.

I laughed at the grandmothers holding rifles diagram

That’s ridiculous

I ordered a bamboo katana from amazon when it got canceled, cuz in Denmark(where i live) YOU CANT BUY ANY WEAPONS!

@backwoodstherapy

Жыл бұрын

Buy a wooden baseball bat and wittle it down to a katana shape.

@bluephoenix7565

Жыл бұрын

Huh... That bad huh?

@THE_IRS.

Жыл бұрын

​@@bluephoenix7565 ye

Yet knife murders is higher then most countries

@str2010

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure a single stab wound is as bad as a single bullet wound, especially considering how bullets sometimes get stuck inside a body

@bluephoenix7565

Жыл бұрын

@@str2010 that's...not really relevant if you aren't allowed to defend yourself, also, the criminals already get guns so...

@str2010

Жыл бұрын

@@bluephoenix7565 all I'm saying is that though knife crime is higher there than in most other countries, which I doubt, I'd rather take a knife would over a bullet wound. And if the guy's statement is true, then that means the average criminal would come at you with a knife and not a gun, so your point about criminals having guns is not very substantial. True, there is Yakuza in Japan, but usually unless you somehow find them and get on their bad side, they aren't going to shoot you. In any case, who said guns were the only self defense method? And who said they were the best? Iirc, within a certain range, a gun loses most advantages. In Japan, as the guy said, knife crimes exist, and in a crowded subway, you probably won't notice anything particularly suspicious from a distance. And like the guy said, knife crimes. Gun crimes and robberies, sure, guns would be an effective self defense weapon. Knife crimes? Somewhat plausible but not necessary, so can you clarify your point about "not being able to defend yourself"?

@str2010

Жыл бұрын

@@Excepticus I'm saying between a stab wound and a bullet would, a stab wound is marginally better, don't twist the context. Yes, murderers may not attack just once, but that goes for both weapons. In any case, there are murder cases or attempted murder cases where the victim is attacked only once, be it a gunshot or stab.

@soundsculptor3549

Жыл бұрын

@@str2010 Talk to any nurse or physician and they'll tell you a stab would is worse especially if the blade is longer than 3 inches. Gunshots cauterize the wound from being so hot. Hollow points are a different story though.

That last one hits different after earlier this month

Austria has a pretty high percentage of firearms, but doesnt have a crime rate at the same high rate. The Swiss have even more guns and also less crime with them. The reason are registration, inspections and evaluation of the gun owner

I love Japan, but I like being able to defend my family more

Ohhh yeah,Yakuza do exist I forgot that one.