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Critique of Global Firearms Control: Global firearms control policies fail to address the root causes of weapons proliferation and incentivize ingenuity among those seeking weapons.
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Challenges in Controlling Homemade and Converted Firearms: The ease of manufacturing homemade firearms and converting non-lethal objects into deadly weapons poses significant challenges for law enforcement despite strict gun regulations in some regions.
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Ethical Dilemmas in Japan: The ethical dilemmas surrounding firearms control in Japan, particularly in response to assassination attempts on Prime Ministers, raise concerns about governmental intervention in religious affairs.
Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe was shot in the heart with a gun in Nara, Japan, on July 8, 2022. His shooting shocked the Japanese.
Guns in Japan are extremely hard to acquire. But, with ingenuity, firearms are easily made. Necessity is the mother of invention. Even in Japan. And making a firearm only requires a tube, some gunpowder, a projectile, and, of course, a touch of ingenuity.
Tetsuya Yamagami, Abe’s ingenious assassin, made and used an electrically-triggered double-barreled muzzleloader to kill the Prime Minister. When they searched Yamagami’s home, the Police discovered 6 other homemade weapons and over 4 pounds of gunpowder.
By Gary Mauser, Alan J. Chwick, and Joanne D. Eisen
