How rare are shootings in Japan?

In 2021, Japan had just 1 firearm-related death, making the assasination of Former PM Shinzo Abe even more shocking.  #guncontrol #japan #news #fyp

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00:00Japan has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, making the assassination of former Prime

00:04Minister Shinzo Abe even more shocking. To get a gun in Japan, you must apply for a permit,

00:09attend an all-day gun laws and safety class, pass a written test, pass a shooting test,

00:14pass multiple evaluations about health, family members, mental health, criminal record,

00:19and personal death. The gun must be registered and inspected by the police every year, and you

00:24have to retake the class and exam every three years. In 2021, Japan had one reported fatality

00:30due to gun violence, according to the National Police Agency, and just 10 firearm-related

00:35incidents in total.