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The Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law (Japanese: 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法, Hepburn: Jūhō Tōken-rui Shoji-tō Torishimari-hō) is a 1958 Japanese law concerning firearms (and firearm parts/ammunition) and bladed weapons. It was enacted in 1958 and revised a number of times,[1][2][3][4] most recently in 2008.[5]
Gun and sword control started in Japan as early as the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in order to disarm peasants and control uprisings.[2] Since then, control on guns became increasingly strict for civilians, leading to a number of revisions and new laws during the Meiji Restoration.[2] After World War II, the Japanese military was disarmed, which led to the Japanese government eventually enacting the Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law in 1958 to prevent gang fights involving guns and swords.[2]
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The initial law was enacted in 1958 with the stated purpose of "...safety regulations necessary for the prevention of harm related to the possession and use of firearms and swords."[6] The regulations and prohibitions within largely concern the possession, use, import, discharge, conveyance, receipt, and sale of firearms and firearm parts, including regulations to follow in order to obtain permission to have a gun, but retains past restrictions on swords and other bladed weapons. Handguns are completely prohibited.[4]
The law has been amended multiple times in response to various incidents involving guns.[2] Major revisions include the addition of a ban on importation and raising the age to own a hunting rifle in 1965, and tighter restrictions on shotguns and the shortening of acceptable double-edged blades and daggers to 5.5 centimeters in response to attacks in 2008.[2][5]
Effects on societyedit
Due to the tight control of firearms, very few people in Japan own a gun.[3] Additionally, gun-related crimes are extremely low; in the past 30 years, the year with the highest amount of gun-related deaths was 39 in 2001, and as low as 4 in 2009.[2]
Japan as a whole is largely uninterested in firearms: Graduating police officers most often choose judo and kendo over firearms training. The country's culture doesn't have a history of widespread gun ownership by citizens. Instead, historic influence have made weapons to be seen as "the mark of the rulers, not the ruled."[3] The public's perception is that guns are inherently dangerous and need to be controlled.[2][4]
Police stations have guns kept in locked cases, but police very rarely use them.[3] Even during student riots involving Molotov cocktails, the police did not employ the use of their guns and instead used body armor.[3]
The effect on organized crime is that Yakuza syndicates still employ Walther P38 and Tokarev pistols from the 20th century, mainly smuggled in from China, Russia and North Korea.[citation needed] The cheap cost of such antiquated guns (compared to the high cost of more modern guns on the black market), as well as the Yakuza's cultural preference for traditional Japanese swords,[clarification needed] explain their continued reliance on the aforementioned handgun models.
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^The Japanese Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law: Translator's Introduction 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ abcFisher, Max A Land Without Guns: How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths July 23, 2012 December 16, 2015, at the Wayback MachineThe Atlantic Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ abDiet tightens laws on knives, guns Nov 29, 2008 April 11, 2016, at the Wayback MachineJapan Times Retrieved March 21, 2016
^Translated by Mark Alleman. "Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law". Washington International Law Journal. 9 (1): 176. February 2000. from the original on 2020-08-06.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese March 2016 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 764 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法 see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law Japanese 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法 Hepburn Juhō Tōken rui Shoji tō Torishimari hō is a 1958 Japanese law concerning firearms and firearm parts ammunition and bladed weapons It was enacted in 1958 and revised a number of times 1 2 3 4 most recently in 2008 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Contents 3 Effects on society 4 References 5 External linksBackground editGun and sword control started in Japan as early as the late 16th century under Toyotomi Hideyoshi in order to disarm peasants and control uprisings 2 Since then control on guns became increasingly strict for civilians leading to a number of revisions and new laws during the Meiji Restoration 2 After World War II the Japanese military was disarmed which led to the Japanese government eventually enacting the Swords and Firearms Possession Control Law in 1958 to prevent gang fights involving guns and swords 2 Contents editThe initial law was enacted in 1958 with the stated purpose of safety regulations necessary for the prevention of harm related to the possession and use of firearms and swords 6 The regulations and prohibitions within largely concern the possession use import discharge conveyance receipt and sale of firearms and firearm parts including regulations to follow in order to obtain permission to have a gun but retains past restrictions on swords and other bladed weapons Handguns are completely prohibited 4 The law has been amended multiple times in response to various incidents involving guns 2 Major revisions include the addition of a ban on importation and raising the age to own a hunting rifle in 1965 and tighter restrictions on shotguns and the shortening of acceptable double edged blades and daggers to 5 5 centimeters in response to attacks in 2008 2 5 Effects on society editDue to the tight control of firearms very few people in Japan own a gun 3 Additionally gun related crimes are extremely low in the past 30 years the year with the highest amount of gun related deaths was 39 in 2001 and as low as 4 in 2009 2 Japan as a whole is largely uninterested in firearms Graduating police officers most often choose judo and kendo over firearms training The country s culture doesn t have a history of widespread gun ownership by citizens Instead historic influence have made weapons to be seen as the mark of the rulers not the ruled 3 The public s perception is that guns are inherently dangerous and need to be controlled 2 4 Police stations have guns kept in locked cases but police very rarely use them 3 Even during student riots involving Molotov cocktails the police did not employ the use of their guns and instead used body armor 3 The effect on organized crime is that Yakuza syndicates still employ Walther P38 and Tokarev pistols from the 20th century mainly smuggled in from China Russia and North Korea citation needed The cheap cost of such antiquated guns compared to the high cost of more modern guns on the black market as well as the Yakuza s cultural preference for traditional Japanese swords clarification needed explain their continued reliance on the aforementioned handgun models References edit The Japanese Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law Translator s Introduction Archived 2020 09 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 21 2016 a b c d e f g h Firearms Control Legislation and Policy Japan Last Updated 07 30 2015 Archived 2017 12 30 at the Wayback Machine Library of Congress Retrieved March 21 2016 a b c d e Kopel David B Japanese Gun Control 1993 Archived 2016 03 28 at the Wayback Machine Asia Pacific Law Review Retrieved March 21 2016 a b c Fisher Max A Land Without Guns How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths July 23 2012 Archived December 16 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Atlantic Retrieved March 21 2016 a b Diet tightens laws on knives guns Nov 29 2008 Archived April 11 2016 at the Wayback Machine Japan Times Retrieved March 21 2016 Translated by Mark Alleman Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law Washington International Law Journal 9 1 176 February 2000 Archived from the original on 2020 08 06 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint others link External links editLaw Outline English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Firearm and Sword Possession Control Law amp oldid 1188009938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
